Don Lemon sued by parishioner over Minnesota church takeover during anti-ICE protest
By Caitlin McCormack
Published Feb. 26, 2026, 8:27 p.m. ET
A churchgoer has slapped lefty activist news commentator Don Lemon with a civil suit for his alleged involvement in an anti-ICE mob that stormed a Minnesota church last month.
Lemon, 59, was arrested in Los Angeles for his role in the Jan. 18 takeover of Cities Church in St. Paul, which he joined with a few dozen local Black Lives Matter activists under the guise of acting in his capacity as a journalist.
A man in a black jacket and beanie speaking in a church with other people behind him.
A worshipper at the Twin Cities Church sued Don Lemon and other protesters involved in the mob that descended during a Sunday service in January.
In the suit, Ann Doucette claims the protesters’ storming of the parish — which happened during a Sunday service packed with families — left her with “severe emotional distress, fear, anxiety, and trauma,” and that the rowdy agitators deprived her of her right to freely practice her faith.
The suit, obtained by TMZ, also names Lemon’s fellow protesters, accused of interrupting the service.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/26/us-news/don-lemon-sued-by-parishioner-over-minnesota-church-takeover/