Archive · 22 Jan 2026
FBI Arrests Anti-ICE Protest Leader
Nekima Levy Armstrong is a well-known activist in Minnesota.
She helped organize protests after police killed Black Americans like George Floyd.
Recently, she led a protest at a church in St. Paul.
The church's pastor also works for ICE, which enforces immigration laws.
The protest happened during a church service.
The FBI arrested Nekima on Thursday.
She used to be the president of the Minneapolis NAACP, a group that fights for equal rights.
Nekima Levy Armstrong, a longtime activist, led an anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The protest interrupted a Sunday church service led by a pastor who is also a local ICE official.
Armstrong was arrested by the FBI on Thursday, as Vice President JD Vance prepared to visit the state.
She has been involved in organizing protests following high-profile police killings of Black Americans.
Armstrong previously served as the president of the Minneapolis branch of the NAACP.
- Who
- Nekima Levy Armstrong, a longtime activist and former Minneapolis NAACP president
- What
- An anti-ICE protest that interrupted a church service
- When
- The protest occurred on Sunday, and the arrest was on Thursday
- Where
- Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota
- Why
- The church is led by a pastor who is also a local ICE official
- Name
- Nekima Levy Armstrong
- Occupation
- Activist
- Organization
- Minneapolis NAACP (former president)
- Incident
- Anti-ICE protest at Cities Church
- Arrest Date
- Thursday
- Location
- St. Paul, Minnesota
- Church Leader
- Local ICE official
