ChongLy Scott Thao, Hmong Immigrant and U.S. Citizen, Arrested by ICE
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Federal agents arrested ChongLy Scott Thao, a Hmong immigrant and U.S. citizen with no criminal record, outside his home in St. Paul, Minn., but released him within an hour without charges.
- The arrest was part of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation targeting convicted sex offenders believed to be living at the same address.
- The incident sparked fear and outrage in St. Paul's east side, where a large Hmong community resides, amid reports of increased immigration raids targeting Asian individuals.
- The Department of Homeland Security later identified two men from Laos wanted for sexual assault in connection with the operation, but it remains unclear if they were directly linked to Thao or the raid.
