Don Lemon has been arrested for covering an anti-ICE protest

Don Lemon speaks onstage during Telling the Truth in an Age of Misinformation at the 2025 Blackweek Conference on October 07, 2025 in New York City. | Getty Images

Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor turned independent journalist, was arrested on Thursday night by federal agents in Los Angeles, who alleged that he had violated federal law while covering an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota.

Notably, Lemon was not the only journalist targeted by law enforcement for their presence at the Minnesota protest.