ICE broke down St. Paul man’s door, walked him half-naked into the cold

ChongLy Scott Thao, a U.S. citizen with no criminal history, was detained in a car for about an hour Sunday before federal agents dropped him off back home without an apology.

By: Katelyn Vue

Outlets: Sahan Journal

Published: January 20, 2026

Words: 1,448

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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ChongLy Scott Thao was paraded out of his home on St. Paul’s East Side Sunday afternoon into the frigid cold wearing only a pair of blue shorts and Crocs, a baby blanket draped over his shoulders, his hands cuffed behind him, flanked by federal immigration officers who ignored his request to change into warmer clothes.

The agents had broken through his front door moments earlier with guns drawn as his grandson slept nearby, said …

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