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Ryan Devereaux

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Correction: A recent email about the federal charges against journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon incorrectly stated that David Easterwood, a pastor and Immigration and Customs Enforcement official, was preaching the sermon at Cities Church in Minneapolis during a January 18 protest. Protesters confronted a different pastor.

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