Georgia Fort

Georgia Fort is an independent journalist who was arrested in connection with a protest at a Minnesota church. The protest targeted Cities Church in St. Paul, where activists disrupted a service, alleging the pastor was involved with ICE. Fort was covering the anti-immigration enforcement protest when she was taken into custody. The arrest is part of a broader crackdown by the Trump administration, which has indicted 30 more people involved in the protest. The arrest of Fort, along with that of former CNN anchor Don Lemon, has drawn criticism from press freedom groups and politicians, including House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, who condemned the Justice Department's actions. The situation highlights concerns about the freedom of the press and the government's response to protests against its immigration policies.