En St. Paul, Minnesota, manifestantes entraron a una iglesia tras enterarse de que el pastor también es el agente de ICE que supervisa los ataques de la administración Trump en Minnesota. David Easterwood es pastor de la Iglesia Cities en St. Paul y director interino de la Oficina de Campo de ICE en St. Paul. Supervisa la Operación Metro Surge, que actualmente está inundando los vecindarios de Minnesota con miles de agentes de ICE y llevando a cabo arrestos y deportaciones masivas. El domingo, unos 40 manifestantes entraron a la iglesia durante el servicio y denunciaron la doble función de Easterwood. El Departamento de Justicia de EE. UU. está investigando la protesta por posibles violaciones federales de los derechos civiles, incluida la Ley FACE, que prohíbe interferir con las personas que reciben servicios de salud reproductiva o ejercen la libertad religiosa en un lugar de culto. La Ley FACE siempre ha sido criticada por los conservadores porque protege a las personas en los centros de salud reproductiva. La secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kristi Noem, prometió arrestos de manifestantes. La Iglesia Cities condenó la protesta como una profanación "vergonzosa e ilegal" del culto.
In St. Paul, Minnesota, protesters entered a church after learning that the pastor is also the ICE officer that is overseeing the Trump administration's attacks on Minnesota. David Easterwood is a pastor at Cities Church in St. Paul and the Acting Field Office Director for ICE in St. Paul. He oversees Operation Metro Surge, which is currently flooding Minnesota neighborhoods with thousands of ICE agents and carrying out mass arrests and deportations. On Sunday, around 40 protesters entered the church during service and denounced Easterwood's dual role. The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the protest for potential federal civil rights violations, including the FACE Act, which prohibits interfering with people receiving reproductive health services or exercising religious freedom at a place of worship. The FACE act has always been criticized by conservatives, because it protects people at reproductive health centers. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem promised arrests of protesters. Cities Church condemned the protest as a "shameful, unlawful" desecration of worship.
