• Don Lemon, former CNN anchor, arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles.
• The arrest is linked to his participation in an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota.
• His lawyer calls the charges an unprecedented attack on the First Amendment.
• The arrest follows a judge's prior rejection of charges against Lemon.
• Lemon asserts he was acting as a journalist during the protest.

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested by federal agents while covering the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. His arrest is linked to actions taken during an anti-ICE protest at a Minneapolis church on January 18. Reports indicate that the Justice Department is pursuing charges of conspiracy to deprive someone of their rights and interference with First Amendment rights related to the incident, according to CBS News and Reuters.

Lemon's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, described the arrest as an "unprecedented attack on the First Amendment," asserting Lemon was acting as a journalist and that similar coverage had defined his career for 30 years. He criticized the focus of law enforcement on Lemon, stating it distracts from investigating federal agents linked to other protest incidents, according to India Times, Los Angeles Times, and South China Morning Post.

The protest, which disrupted a church service, was aimed at U.S. immigration policies under President Trump, particularly involving the church's pastor who is affiliated with ICE. Lemon filmed the demonstration and argued with a parishioner during the incident, which has led to significant legal scrutiny, according to BBC and Los Angeles Times.

Demonstrators chanted slogans such as "ICE out" during the event, which drew condemnation from Trump administration officials. Lemon's legal troubles began after a magistrate judge initially dismissed the government's request to file charges against him, which has now been revisited following the arrest, as reported by Reuters and CBS News.