US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
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Chongly "Scott" Thao, a U.S. citizen, sits for a photo at his home Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn., the day after federal agents broke open his door and detained him without a warrant. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)This photo provided by Hmong Story Legacy shows Choua Thao, the late mother of Chongly "Scott" Thao, during a graduation ceremony for a class of nurses at a Hmong nursing program in Ban Xon, Laos, 1971. (Galen S. Beery/HmongStory Legacy via AP)Chongly "Scott" Thao, a U.S. citizen, sits for a photo at his home Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn., the day after federal agents broke open his door and detained him without a warrant. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)This photo provided by Roger Warner Monday, Jan. 19, 2025, shows Choua Thao, the late mother of Chongly "Scott" Thao, a U.S. citizen detained by federal agents without a warrant at his home in St. Paul, Minn., sitting for a photo in Milpitas, Calif. (Roger Warner via AP)This photo provided by HmongStory Legacy shows Choua Thao, center, the late mother of Chongly "Scott" Thao, speaking during a graduation ceremony for a class of nurses at a Hmong nursing program in Ban Xon, Laos, 1971. (Galen S. Beery/HmongStory Legacy via AP)
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Chongly "Scott" Thao, a U.S. citizen, sits for a photo at his home Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn., the day after federal agents broke open his door and detained him without a warrant. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)