Gloomy Defense: Homan Boots a U.S. Citizen in Snow Under Dubious Justifications
TL;DR
Border czar Tom Homan offered a dubious justification for ICE agents storming a Minnesota home and dragging 56-year-old ChongLy “Scott” Thao—an American citizen—out into subfreezing snow, dressed only in boxer shorts. Critics sayICE lacked a judge’s warrant to enter a home and that a deportation warrant isn’t the same as a search warrant, highlighting constitutional questions amid the Metro Surge crackdown. The incident, Thao’s detainment and subsequent release with no charges, has intensified scrutiny of DHS tactics and leadership.
- Trump Goon’s Chilling Excuse for Detaining U.S. Citizen in His Underwear The Daily Beast
- Watch: US citizen describes being detained by ICE in his underwear BBC
- ChongLy Scott Thao, Hmong Immigrant and U.S. Citizen, Arrested by ICE The New York Times
- ICE broke into Minnesota home, forced barely clothed man outside into snow Reuters
- ICE arrests underdressed Hmong-American man inside his St. Paul home over mistaken identity, family says CBS News
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