Federal prosecutors continue advancing charges against journalist Don Lemon under the FACE Act and conspiracy to deprive civil rights statutes, stemming from his January 18 participation in an anti-ICE church protest in St. Paul, Minnesota, that disrupted a worship service amid heightened immigration enforcement. After an initial magistrate judge rejection on January 22, a superseding indictment led to his January 30 arrest in Los Angeles and February 13 not-guilty plea in Minnesota federal court, where he was released without bail. While some co-defendants saw charges dropped in March and April due to mistaken identity or procedural issues, no such relief has occurred for Lemon, whose defense—bolstered by a former federal prosecutor—faces DOJ persistence, reflected in trader consensus implying slim odds of dismissal absent a major court ruling.