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America watched in disbelief when a mob of left-wing activists barged into a Cities Church worship service in St. Paul and tried to intimidate congregants out of the sanctuary. The Department of Justice, finally acting like defenders of religious freedom instead of silent bystanders, announced federal action to hold the perpetrators accountable.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said federal agents executed arrests this week, and the names being made public include Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa Allen, and social-media provocateur William Kelly. The arrests, carried out by HSI and FBI teams at Bondi’s direction, make clear that the federal government will no longer tolerate mobs disrupting houses of worship.
The incident itself was not a spontaneous act of conscience but a staged disruption that unfolded during a January 18 service at Cities Church, where protesters shouted “ICE out” and “Justice for Renee Good,” terrified families, and targeted a pastor who also works with ICE. This was an attack on ordinary worshippers and on the freedom to practice faith without fear, and local reporting captured the chaos and confusion the leftist stunt caused.
Federal prosecutors promptly opened a civil-rights probe, and officials are weighing charges that include conspiracy to interfere with constitutional rights under 18 U.S.C. § 241 and possible use of statutes long used to protect access to places of worship. Make no mistake: when activists cross the line from protest to intimidation, the law exists to stop them and to protect American families.
Even the liberal media’s favorite onlookers got involved — former network host Don Lemon streamed parts of the disruption — but a judge recently rebuffed the government’s attempt to charge him, underscoring that reporters have protections while organizers who plan invasions do not. The distinction matters: documentation and coverage are one thing; organizing and executing an assault on religious liberty is another, and those who did the latter are now facing consequences.
Conservative Americans should applaud the swift federal response and Attorney General Bondi’s leadership, and recognize that enforcing the rule of law is how we protect churches, synagogues, and mosques from becoming battlegrounds for political theater. Homeland Security leaders and other officials have rightly warned that targeting places of worship is intolerable, and this operation sends a message that violent intimidation by the radical left will be answered.
This episode is a wake-up call: defending religious liberty and public order requires resolve, not excuses. Law-and-order conservatives must keep demanding accountability, support investigations that bring organizers to justice, and stand with American families who simply want to worship in peace.
