MINNEAPOLIS — Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were arrested Thursday night and Friday morning, respectively, in connection with a protest at a church led by local activists against immigration enforcement.

A social media post from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said two others were also arrested, including Trahern Crews and Jamael Lundy, the latter an attorney with Hennepin County and DFL candidate for Minnesota Senate District 65.

Lemon’s former employer, CNN, issued a statement following his arrest, saying it raises “profoundly concerning questions about press freedom and the First Amendment.”

“The Department of Justice already failed twice to get an arrest warrant for Don and several other journalists in Minnesota, where a chief judge of the Minnesota Federal District Court found there was ’no evidence’ that there was any criminal behavior involved in their work,” the statement read.

"The First Amendment in the United States protects journalists who bear witness to news and events as they unfold, ensuring they can report freely in the public interest, and the DOJ’s attempts to violate those rights is unacceptable. We will be following this case closely.”