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ICE pulls Minnesota man from house, barely clothed. Later returned.

Jan. 20, 2026, 10:31 a.m. ET
ChongLy Thao looks out the window with his son Chris Thao as several vehicles with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents idle in the street outside of their home in St Paul, Minnesota, U.S., January 19, 2026.
ChongLy Thao looks out the window with his son Chris Thao as several vehicles with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents idle in the street outside of their home in St Paul, Minnesota, U.S., January 19, 2026.
Leah Millis
ChongLy "Scott" Thao's four-year-old grandson, (name withheld for security reasons), traces his finger in frozen condensation at the back door of the family home a day after Scott Thao was taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and then returned.
ChongLy "Scott" Thao's four-year-old grandson, (name withheld for security reasons), traces his finger in frozen condensation at the back door of the family home a day after Scott Thao was taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and then returned.
Leah Millis
ChongLy Thao was taken by ICE agents after they broke down his door and was only returned some time later after they discovered they took the wrong person and that he is a U.S. citizen.
ChongLy Thao was taken by ICE agents after they broke down his door and was only returned some time later after they discovered they took the wrong person and that he is a U.S. citizen.
Leah Millis, REUTERS
ChongLy Thao, who goes by Scott, was taken by ICE agents after they broke down his door and was only returned some time later after they discovered they took the wrong person and that he is a U.S. citizen.
ChongLy Thao, who goes by Scott, was taken by ICE agents after they broke down his door and was only returned some time later after they discovered they took the wrong person and that he is a U.S. citizen.
Leah Millis
ChongLy Thao, who goes by Scott, pets the family dog Rocky during an interview with Reuters in his home a day after he was taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE agents and later returned in St Paul, Minnesota.
ChongLy Thao, who goes by Scott, pets the family dog Rocky during an interview with Reuters in his home a day after he was taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE agents and later returned in St Paul, Minnesota.
Leah Millis
ChongLy Thao, who goes by Scott, poses for a portrait outside of his home a day after he was taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE agents before he was later returned in St Paul, Minnesota, U.S., January 19, 2026.
ChongLy Thao, who goes by Scott, poses for a portrait outside of his home a day after he was taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE agents before he was later returned in St Paul, Minnesota, U.S., January 19, 2026.
Leah Millis
ChongLy Thao, who goes by Scott, is hugged by his sister (who preferred not to give her name for security reasons), a day after he was taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and later returned in St Paul, Minnesota, U.S., January 19, 2026.
ChongLy Thao, who goes by Scott, is hugged by his sister (who preferred not to give her name for security reasons), a day after he was taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and later returned in St Paul, Minnesota, U.S., January 19, 2026.
Leah Millis
ChongLy Thao, who goes by Scott, looks out the window as several vehicles with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents idle in the street outside of his home a day after he was taken by ICE agents and later returned in St Paul, Minnesota, U.S., January 19, 2026.
ChongLy Thao, who goes by Scott, looks out the window as several vehicles with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents idle in the street outside of his home a day after he was taken by ICE agents and later returned in St Paul, Minnesota, U.S., January 19, 2026.
Leah Millis
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