Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz condemned protesters who interrupted a church service in Minneapolis over the pastor’s alleged ties to ICE. Walz’s office reiterated that while protests are acceptable, he believes interrupting worship is not.
“The Governor has repeatedly and unequivocally urged protesters to do so peacefully,” Walz’s office said in a statement to Fox News, “While people have a right to speak out, he in no way supports interrupting a place of worship.”
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The protesters chose Cities Church because one of its pastors, David Easterwood, apparently is the ICE official named in a class action lawsuit, accusing him, along with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons and others, of alleged racial profiling and unlawful seizure and arrests of people throughout Minnesota. The American Civil Liberties Union and several law firms filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court.
Attorney General Pam Bondi warned that the Department of Justice would prosecute the protesters if local officials did not take action.
“If state leaders refuse to act responsibly to prevent lawlessness, this Department of Justice will remain mobilized to prosecute federal crimes and ensure that the rule of law prevails,” Bondi wrote.
