Don Lemon, who has been in Los Angeles this week to cover the 68th Grammy Awards (scheduled on the 2026 TV schedule for this Sunday), was released on Friday, January 30 after he was taken into custody on Thursday night on civil rights violation charges. The former CNN anchor, who currently operates as an independent journalist, was arrested by two federal agents for attending an anti-ICE protest inside a church in St. Paul, Minnesota on Sunday, January 18.
After his hearing on Friday afternoon, he's been allowed to walk free by U.S. District Judge Patricia Donahue, who denied the government's request to order a $100K bond and limit his travel to New York or back to Minnesota, per Variety. But that's not the end of his legal troubles. Lemon has been asked to make another appearance in court in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Monday, February 9. Following his release, Lemon said the following, per his Instagram:
