Tag: Hmong
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Hmong American community concerned about ICE agents in north central Wisconsin
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) – Some people in the Hmong American community are concerned about ICE agents coming to north-central Wisconsin. Full story: https://www.wsaw.com/2026/01/21/hmong-american-community-concerned-about-ice-agents-north-central-wisconsin/
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ICE Arrest of a Citizen, Barely Dressed, Sows Fear in Twin Cities
A Hmong immigrant, who is a U.S. citizen, was released after being questioned for an hour. Federal officials said they had been seeking sex offenders. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6970632fba734ca294c8e097a62c5b1f&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.nytimes.com%2f2026%2f01%2f20%2fus%2fchongly-scott-thao-ice-arrest.html&c=17236539725136694153&mkt=en-us
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Family of Hmong man arrested by ICE says DHS justification for raid is false
ChongLy Scott Thao was underdressed as he was removed in handcuffs from his St. Paul home, though he was not the target of the raid. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/family-hmong-man-arrested-ice-171302070.html
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Hmong elder, a US citizen, forced from his home at gunpoint, according to family
DHS said agents were looking for two convicted sex offenders who both have final orders of removal from an immigration judge … Full story: https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/minnesota/hmong-elder-a-us-citizen-forced-from-his-home-at-gunpoint-according-to-family
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Yo, Dems: You can’t ‘reform’ fascism | Will Bunch Newsletter
You don’t “significantly reform” fascism. You need to crush it. As Andrea Pitzer, who literally wrote the book on the history of concentration camps, noted Monday night: “The correct response to … Full story: https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/mlk-ice-reform-defund-democrats-hmong-greenland-20260120.html
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Yo, Dems: You can’t ‘reform’ fascism | Will Bunch Newsletter
You don’t “significantly reform” fascism. You need to crush it. As Andrea Pitzer, who literally wrote the book on the history of concentration camps, noted Monday night, “The correct response to … Full story: https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/mlk-ice-reform-defund-democrats-hmong-greenland-20260120.html
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ICE broke down St. Paul man’s door, walked him half-naked into the cold
ICE detained ChongLy Scott Thao at his home on St. Paul’s East Side Sunday and dragged him out half-naked into the cold. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/st-paul-east-side-hmong-man-detained-ice-chongly-scott-thao/
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Hmong man taken into ICE custody during operation in Columbia Heights
A Columbia Heights resident reported that a Hmong man with a wife and three children was taken from his home by Immigration and Customs Enforcement near the intersection of Arthur … Full story: https://www.hometownsource.com/abc_newspapers/community/hmong-man-taken-into-ice-custody-during-operation-in-columbia-heights/article_da0d509e-4f76-4f3f-84e4-11e90c658452.html
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U.S. citizen shares fear he felt when ICE took him from Minnesota home while nearly naked
The Hmong man, who was born in Laos and is a naturalized citizen, said he was returned without explanation or apology. DHS said it was investigating sex offenders at the address. Full story: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-citizen-shares-fear-felt-ice-took-minnesota-home-nearly-naked-rcna254890
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Hmong elder, a U.S. citizen, forced from his home at gunpoint, according to family
ChongLy “Saly” Scott Thao’s toddler grandson was napping on the couch of his St. Paul home when federal immigration agents broke through the door on Sunday and forced their way … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/19/st-paul-hmong-elder-a-u-s-citizen-forced-from-his-home-at-gunpoint/
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Hmong elder, a U.S. citizen, forced from Minnesota home at gunpoint, family says
A naturalized U.S. citizen can be seen on video being led outside bare-chested in freezing temperatures, wearing nothing but Crocs, shorts and a children’s blanket. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=696f11af22a1400c973d655e82013832&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.detroitnews.com%2fstory%2fnews%2fnation%2f2026%2f01%2f19%2fhmong-elder-a-u-s-citizen-forced-from-minnesota-home-at-gunpoint-family-says%2f88258005007%2f&c=1305759596963959682&mkt=en-us
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Elderly Hmong St. Paul citizen arrested by ICE in bitter cold wearing only underwear, blanket
Video from St. Paul’s Eastside shows ICE agents pulling an elderly man from his home. His family says Chongly Scott Thao is a U.S. citizen who was later released after agents confirmed his identity. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/elderly-hmong-st-paul-citizen-224310784.html
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ICE arrests elderly, underdressed Hmong-American man inside his St. Paul home over mistaken identity, family says
In an online fundraiser, family says ICE agents broke down the door, entered with weapons drawn and handcuffed the man inside his home without showing a warrant. Full story: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/ice-elderly-hmong-american-citizen-arrested-st-paul/
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Hmong grandfather arrested in his home; brought out wearing boxers and sandals
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (KFGO) — Neighbors were recording when ICE agents raided the home belonging to a Hmong family in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. They brought out a grandfather – a U.S. Citizen – … Full story: https://kfgo.com/2026/01/19/1248604/
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ICE agents raid St. Paul home, detain elderly US citizen on frigid Sunday
ICE agents raided the home belonging to a Hmong family in St. Paul and brought out a grandfather – a U.S. citizen – into the frigid Sunday air wearing just underwear, a blanket and a pair of Crocs. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=696e68ee263e46f6bf8c490d3ee1a19f&url=https%3a%2f%2fbringmethenews.com%2fminnesota-news%2fvideo-ice-agents-raid-st-paul-home-detain-elderly-us-citizen-on-frigid-sunday&c=6374016619834957076&mkt=en-us
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Readers and writers: Bidania’s latest shows a new side of Hmong experience
That bus and those goodbyes are in Bidania’s new book “A Year Without Home” (Nancy Paulsen Books, $18.99), her first middle-grade novel and her first in verse. It has already earned starred reviews … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/readers-and-writers-bidanias-latest-shows-a-new-side-of-hmong-experience/
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Readers and writers: Bidania’s latest shows a new side of Hmong experience
Vong Bidania’s earliest childhood memory, faded now like an old color photo, is of an orange bus pulling out of a refugee camp in Thailand. “I was so young, I’m not sure if this is real or something I … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/readers-writers-bidania-latest-shows-121400460.html
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