Don Lemon has been arrested for covering an anti-ICE protest

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Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles for allegedly violating federal law while covering an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota. Independent journalist Georgia Fort was also targeted by the FBI for her presence at the same protest.

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Don Lemon speaks onstage during Telling the Truth in an Age of Misinformation at the 2025 Blackweek Conference on October 07, 2025 in New York City. | Getty Images

Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor turned independent journalist, was arrested on Thursday night by federal agents in Los Angeles, who alleged that he had violated federal law while covering an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota.

Notably, Lemon was not the only journalist targeted by law enforcement for their presence at the Minnesota protest. On Thursday night, local independent journalist Georgia Fort told her followers that the FBI had come to arrest her for being at the protest, livestreaming as agents were demanding she open her door. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed Fort's arrest the next day, claiming that she, Lemon, and others were part …

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