How Trump officials created ‘nuclear option’ against protesters in church

Critics say administration has overstepped authority in using 1994 law to prosecute protesters and journalists When dozens of protesters interrupted a church service in St Paul, Minnesota, earlier this year, it revived a fierce yet enduring debate about whether places of worship are appropriate arenas for dissent. In demanding the resignation of a pastor who leads a local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office, demonstrators chanted “ICE out” and “Hands up, don’t shoot!” at Ci...

By Claire Wang