The U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as a pastor.Recommended Video A livestreamed video posted on the Facebook page of Black Lives Matter Minnesota, one of the protests organizers, shows a group of people interrupting services at the Cities Church in St. Paul by chanting ICE out and Justice for Renee Good.
The 37-year-old mother of three was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier this month amid a surge in federal immigration enforcement activities. The protesters allege that one of the churchs pastors David Easterwood also leads the local ICE field office overseeing the operations that have involved violent tactics and illegal arrests.
U.S. Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said her agency is investigating federal civil rights violations by these people desecrating a house of worship and interfering with Christian worshippers.
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