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Journalist Georgia Fort Arrested During Immigration Protest

1/31/2026

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Georgia Fort, a Minneapolis journalist, was taken into federal custody on January 30, 2026, during an immigration protest in St. Paul.
Fort criticized U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest that involved the arrest of four people under Attorney General Pam Bondi's direction.
She says the arrest violated her Constitutional rights and that she attended to document the protest, with Floyd's death in 2020 elevating her profile.

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Story summary

Georgia Fort, a Minneapolis journalist, was taken into federal custody on January 30, 2026, during an immigration protest in St. Paul.
Fort criticized U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest that involved the arrest of four people under Attorney General Pam Bondi's direction.
She says the arrest violated her Constitutional rights and that she attended to document the protest, with Floyd's death in 2020 elevating her profile.