The department had made an extraordinary request for the appeals court to force a judge to issue warrants for Mr. Lemon and four other people in connection with a church protest in Minneapolis.

The ruling made public on Saturday did not identify the names of the five defendants​ for whom the Justice Department is seeking arrest warrants, but multiple sources confirmed to CBS that Lemon is one of them.

We are going to do it because that’s what is required for justice here,” Harmeet Dhillon told SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show.”

Journalist Don Lemon says he believes the U.S. Department of Justice will charge him in connection with a protest at a Minnesota church.

Video shows the journalist’s activities during a protest at Minnesota’s Cities Church that has become a flash point in the debate over an ICE crackdown.

Former CNN editor-at-large Chris Cillizza questioned whether his ex-colleague Don Lemon should be considered a journalist following the liberal host's actions at the Minnesota church.