Radical Protesters Turn Churches into Mob Battlegrounds

A brazen mob of anti-ICE protesters burst into Cities Church in the Twin Cities over the weekend, shouting down worshippers and chanting “ICE out” and “Justice for Renee Good” in the middle of a Sunday service. Video of the disruption was livestreamed online and shocked parishioners who were simply there to pray, prompting immediate outrage from local community leaders and federal officials.

The disturbance came on the heels of the widely publicized death of Renee Good during a federal immigration enforcement action, which has already roiled Minnesota politics and stirred intense public emotion. Organizers, including local Black Lives Matter activists, have leaned into that anger to justify confrontational tactics that crossed the line into intimidation inside a house of worship.

The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into whether federal laws protecting places of worship were violated, and senior officials pledged to pursue charges where appropriate. Fox legal analyst Gregg Jarrett was blunt on Hannity, arguing these people “can and should be prosecuted” for interfering with religious exercise and terrorizing congregants—an appropriate and necessary call for law and order.

Make no mistake: targeting churches and following federal officers to their pews is not protest, it is harassment and intimidation. Conservatives rightly see this as part of a broader pattern where left-wing mobs, emboldened by soft responses from local authorities, test the limits of what Americans will tolerate when their traditions and safety are under assault.

Those who cheered or organized this stunt should not be treated as heroes or martyrs by the media; they should be investigated and, if laws were broken, prosecuted. The livestreams and public statements by groups involved leave a clear paper trail that federal prosecutors can and must follow so that churches remain protected sanctuaries rather than hunting grounds for political thuggery.

Patriots who love faith, law, and order must demand accountability now: prosecutors should pursue charges, local officials should stop preaching ambivalence, and the courts should send a clear message that Americans may worship in peace. When the federal government moves to defend sacramental spaces and punish criminal intimidation, conservatives should stand proud and support them; the rule of law and the freedom to worship are worth fighting for.