Cities Church member sues protesters who stormed worship service, cites fear and distress

March 2, 2026

A woman from Cities Church of St. Paul, in Minnesota, has filed against anti-immigration enforcement protestors who disrupted a Sunday service at her church in January.

The Christian Post reports that Ann Doucette filed a complaint on last week in U.S. District Court for Minnesota against Don Lemon, independent journalist Georgia Fort and several others who entered Cities Church as part of the protest.

The protestors are accused of civil conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, aiding and abetting, trespassing and interference with religious exercise.

According to the Minneapolis Times, the complaint states: “For Mrs. Doucette, the church was the one place she felt safe from the divisions of the world. That sense of security was shattered when defendants transformed a solemn service into a chaotic scene of intimidation.”

The protestors, who targeted Cities Church over a pastor who also serves as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, are accused of calling the congregants Nazis and telling children their parents would “burn in hell.”

Protesters reportedly disrupted the sermon with “loud declarations,” including chants such as “ICE Out!” and “Stand up, fight back!,” as well as yells and whistles.

According to the Christian Post, the U.S. Department of Justice has charged the protesters with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, which has a provision protecting houses of worship from physical intimidation.

Fort and Lemon have argued that they were only doing their job as journalists by covering the protest.

However, prosecutors contend that the two met with protest leaders “for a pre-op briefing” at a shopping center led by defendants Nekima Levy-Armstrong and Chauntyll Allen, which included “instruction on how the operation would be conducted once they arrived at the Church.”

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