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22. St. Paul mayor 'livid' after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 07:31 PM

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The windchill was below-zero when ChongLy Scott Thao, 57 — wearing only boxers and Crocs, with a blanket draped over his shoulders — was handcuffed and ushered outside by federal agents agents who broke open his door.

The Jan. 18 incident in St. Paul stoked fresh outrage about ICE’s tactics as its agents spread across Minnesota. Thao is a U.S. citizen with no known criminal record in Minnesota.

St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, who is a family friend of Thao, called the aggressive actions of federal immigration enforcement agents unjustifiable and said she’s livid about what happened.

According to an online fundraiser started by sister-in-law Louansee Moua, agents pointed guns at the family while Thao’s 5-year-old grandson was napping on the sofa and “woke up crying in fear, witnessing armed officers storm his home.”

https://www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayor-livid-after-ice-wrongly-targets-family-friend-escorts-him-undressed-into-cold/601566974

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OMG that's horrible 😡 TommieMommy Monday #1

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Someone should break in and trash their homes, PatSeg Monday #12

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And what was the point of trashing his house? PatSeg Monday #13

Law Suit right now. Botany Monday #14

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