"Speaking during his YouTube show on Friday, Lemon said that this is a moment for journalists around the world "to stand up for each other." "It may have started with people having their due process rights violated on the streets, violently violated on the streets. But now they're trying to silence journalists. And I will not be silenced," Lemon said on his show."
"told CNN's Anderson Cooper shortly after her release that she will "continue to tell the stories of my community." She also said the arrests have sent "a chilling message" to the media industry. "As journalists, we never want to be the story. But unfortunately, I did find myself in a predicament where I felt that I needed to be able to tell my own story," Fort said on Anderson Cooper 360."
Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were arrested after covering an anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, where an ICE official is a pastor. A federal grand jury indicted both on charges tied to interrupting a religious service. Both say they were not participating in the protest but were reporting. Lemon vowed journalists must "stand up for each other" and not be silenced. Fort filmed her arrest, said she will continue to tell community stories, and called the arrests a "chilling message" to the media. A magistrate judge had previously declined to approve Lemon's arrest, and both were released from federal custody.
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