ICE Mistakenly Detains Minnesota U.S. Citizen at Gunpoint, Leads Him Out in Underwear After Forcing Way Into Home
Jan 20
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Masked ICE agents forced open the St. Paul home of ChongLy “Scott” Thao without a warrant, pointed guns at family members and led the longtime U.S. citizen outside in only underwear, sandals and a blanket in subfreezing temperatures as neighbors filmed and a 4‑year‑old cried. DHS called it a “targeted” operation aimed at two convicted sex offenders and said Thao matched a description and refused biometric checks, but his family disputes that anyone with such convictions lived there, state registry records show none at the address, and agents—after driving him to an undisclosed location to photograph him—allowed him to prove his citizenship and returned him home without apology.
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