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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Melissa Goldin

FACT FOCUS: White House shares altered image showing arrest of civil rights attorney in Minnesota

Immigration Enforcement Minnesota - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Trump administration on Thursday misrepresented the arrest of a prominent civil rights attorney for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.

On its official X page, the White House shared an image of Nekima Levy Armstrong that showed her in tears with, her arms behind her back, standing in front of someone wearing a badge around their neck.

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