Judges Reject Trump Administration Bid to Detain Minnesota Protesters

Judges released Nekima Valdez Levy-Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa Allen, and William Scott Kelly after the DOJ failed to justify their detention following a Minnesota church protest.Federal Judge Laura M. Provinzino ruled the Trump administration provided no factual support to prove the demonstration against Immigration and Customs Enforcement was a crime of violence.Attorney General Pam Bondi directed the arrests under a federal statute protecting houses of worship while former Cable News Network host Don Lemon reported from the scene.