Minnesota investigates the arrest by ICE of a Hmong American man as a possible kidnapping
Ramsey County, Minnesota, is investigating the January arrest of ChongLy “Scott” Thao, a Hmong American man, by ICE agents as a possible kidnapping, burglary, and false imprisonment. County Attorney John Choi and Sheriff Bob Fletcher announced the investigation, stating they are seeking information from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the incident.
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AI-generatedRamsey County, Minnesota, is investigating the January arrest of ChongLy “Scott” Thao, a Hmong American man, by ICE agents as a possible kidnapping, burglary, and false imprisonment. County Attorney John Choi and Sheriff Bob Fletcher announced the investigation, stating they are seeking information from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the incident. ICE agents allegedly broke down Thao's door at gunpoint without a warrant and detained him, despite him being a U.S. citizen with no criminal record. DHS, which oversees ICE, has been reluctant to cooperate, and initially stated they were seeking two convicted sex offenders, who Thao says he does not know. The incident, captured on video, prompted outrage from neighbors. Thao was eventually released after a couple of hours.
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5 extractedThao said he had never seen the two men before and that they did not live with him.
Homeland Security later said ICE officers had been seeking two convicted sex offenders.
Ramsey County is investigating the arrest of ChongLy “Scott” Thao as a potential case of kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment.
Thao was a longtime U.S. citizen with no criminal record.
ICE officers bashed open the front door of Thao’s St. Paul home at gunpoint without a warrant.