在明尼苏达州,两名妇女因扰乱与ICE联系的教会服务而被捕,引发关于抗议和宗教自由的辩论。
Two women arrested in Minnesota for disrupting a church service linked to ICE ties, sparking debate over protest and religious freedom.
2026年1月22日,Nekima Levy Armstrong和Chauntyll Louisa Allen两人在明尼苏达被捕,据称他们扰乱了圣保罗城市教堂的星期日服务,联邦当局称违反了《中非共和国武装部队法》和《三K党法》。
On January 22, 2026, two individuals, Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Louisa Allen, were arrested in Minnesota for allegedly disrupting a Sunday service at Cities Church in St. Paul, with federal authorities citing violations of the FACE Act and the Ku Klux Klan Act.
司法部说,抗议是针对教会的,因为牧师声称与ICE有联系。
The Justice Department said the protest targeted the church due to the pastor’s alleged ties to ICE.
在阿姆斯特朗和艾伦被拘留期间,一名联邦地方法官拒绝了司法部起诉记者Don Lemon的要求,这引起了总检察长Pam Bondi的批评,他仍决心采取法律行动。
While Armstrong and Allen were taken into custody, a federal magistrate judge denied the DOJ’s request to charge journalist Don Lemon, sparking criticism from Attorney General Pam Bondi, who remains determined to pursue legal action.
这起逮捕事件标志着联邦对这一事件的迅速反应,凸显了在抗议权利和宗教自由问题上的紧张局势。
The arrests mark a swift federal response to the incident, highlighting tensions over protest rights and religious freedom.