Federal agents just arrested Ian Austin--after he protested ICE outside a church

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Clara Jeffery
‪@clarajeffery.bsky.social‬

1/ Ian Austin has since been re-arrested along with Don Lemon, which he believes is bc the video we made of him (below) criticizing the Trump regime and encouraging fellow vets to wake up had gotten millions of views.

It's not just journalists. It's ANYONE.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-st-paul-army-veteran-protester-church-don-lemon/

Federal agents just arrested an Army veteran—after he protested ICE outside a church
Ian Austin was part of the group that interrupted a St. Paul church service.
www.motherjones.com

‪Mother Jones‬
‪@motherjones.com‬
· 21h
We've just learned that the man in this video, Ian Austin, was among those arrested by federal officials.

More info to come soon.
3:28 PM · Jan 31, 2026

1/ Ian Austin has since been re-arrested along with Don Lemon, which he believes is bc the video we made of him (below) criticizing the Trump regime and encouraging fellow vets to wake up had gotten millions of views.

It's not just journalists. It's ANYONE. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

— Clara Jeffery (@clarajeffery.bsky.social) 2026-01-31T20:28:35.080Z

[UpInArms]

1. ICE is hunting for certain individuals

“Federal agents just kind of swarmed this young man,” she said. “He wasn’t shouting or being boisterous. It just seemed like they were looking for him and they found him and they just kind of pounced.”

[sop]

2. Austin's powerful message to his fellow veterans and active military scares the shit out of Trump and Hegseth.

He must be silenced.