Tag: news
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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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US citizen terrified after being marched shirtless through snow in ICE arrest
Immigration agents accidentally arrested a U.S. citizen while looking for a sex offender, dragging a man out of his home only to return him hours later … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-citizen-terrified-after-being-marched-shirtless-through-snow-in-ice-arrest/ar-AA1UAUqq
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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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ICE broke into Minnesota home, dragged barely clothed man into snow
A Minnesota man told Reuters on Monday he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=696f11af22a1400c973d655e82013832&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.reuters.com%2fworld%2fus%2fice-broke-into-minnesota-home-dragged-barely-clothed-man-into-snow-2026-01-20%2f&c=13691590444510974673&mkt=en-us
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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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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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Hmong refugee in Michigan freed by ICE after several months in prison
A 47-year-old Hmong refugee who has lived in Michigan since he was 8 months old was freed Wednesday, Dec. 3, from the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after spending several months … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6999ea6ff9ce4b22a4575ff4fa7f0b2d&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.freep.com%2fstory%2fnews%2flocal%2fmichigan%2f2025%2f12%2f03%2fhmong-refugee-lue-yang-released-by-ice-after-months-in-prison%2f87592317007%2f&c=11372860089224397258&mkt=en-us
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In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
Like many Americans, I had watched the video of the killing of Good by an ICE officer on a residential street in Minneapolis with horror and sorrow. From afar, this tragic and possibly criminal act of … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=696e68ee263e46f6bf8c490d3ee1a19f&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.nytimes.com%2f2026%2f01%2f19%2fopinion%2ftrump-minneapolis-ice.html&c=9518169257686135250&mkt=en-us
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Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say
The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government’s deportation drive, two U.S. Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pentagon-readies-1-500-troops-for-potential-minnesota-deployment-us-officials-say/ar-AA1UtyXn
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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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Man arrested by ICE with battering ram has now been released twice
A Liberian man, Garrison Gibson, has been released for a second time after being repeatedly taken into custody following a dramatic initial arrest where immigration agents in Minnesota used a … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/man-arrested-ice-battering-ram-205349768.html
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Justice Department investigating whether Minnesota’s Walz and Frey impeded immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=696b1d2eb35348e188ce5a8e5caaaab3&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.sfgate.com%2fnews%2farticle%2fa-liberian-man-released-after-his-battering-ram-21299014.php&c=1423876094092508932&mkt=en-us
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St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her says she has been told to carry her passport due to ICE
The newly installed Mayor of St. Paul Kaohly Her says she has been advised to carry her passport with her amid the ongoing federal immigration operations in the Twin Cities currently. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=696b1d2eb35348e188ce5a8e5caaaab3&url=https%3a%2f%2fbringmethenews.com%2fminnesota-news%2fst-paul-mayor-kaohly-her-says-she-has-been-told-to-carry-her-passport-due-to-ice&c=14035480129070982913&mkt=en-us