DOJ Launches Probe After Anti-ICE Protesters Disrupt Church Service in Minnesota

Footage circulating on social media shows protesters inside Cities Church in St. Paul during a Sunday service.

Protesters disrupt services at the Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 18, 2026, in a still from video. SPEAK MLPS via AP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking into possible violations stemming from a protest by anti-ICE demonstrators at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Jan. 18, according to officials.

Footage circulating on social media shows protesters gathering inside Cities Church in St. Paul during a Sunday service, while chanting phrases like “Justice for Renee Good” and “Who needs justice, we need justice.”