Amnesty International, the liberal human rights nonprofit with a history of questionable alliances, such as its work with Islamist group Cage, has released a statement about Don Lemon’s arrest on suspicion of violating the civil rights of others in a Minnesota church storming. ———— Amnesty International USA For Immediate Release Jan. 30, 2026 U.S. Authorities Must Immediately Release Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort Responding to the arrest of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort over their reporting on an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest at a church in Minnesota, Amnesty International USA’s National Director of Programs, Tarah Demant, said: “U.S. authorities must immediately release journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. Journalism is not a crime. Reporting on protests is not a crime. Arresting journalists for their reporting is a clear example of an authoritarian practice. “The arrests today of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for covering an anti-ICE protest are a blatant attempt to intimidate others from covering criticism of the administration and its policies. The arrests also follow repeated attempts by senior officials to label people who record ICE activities as domestic terrorists. “Time and time again we are seeing the Trump administration clamping down on free speech rather than upholding human rights. Black and Brown journalists have been particularly targeted for exercising their rights to freedom of expression. “Make no mistake, the U.S. government’s attempts to silence the journalists are a critical threa to our human rights.”