DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor01/19/2026MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says 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. A livestreamed video posted on the Facebook page of Black Lives Matter Minnesota shows a group of people interrupting services at the Cities Church in St. Paul by chanting “ICE out.” The protesters allege that one of the church’s pastors also leads the local ICE field office overseeing the operations that have involved violent tactics and illegal arrests. Attorney General Pam Bondi said any violations of federal law would be prosecuted.