Minnesota county probes federal arrest as possible kidnapping

ChongLy Thao, who goes by Scott, pictured 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, U.S., January 19, 2026. 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. REUTERS/Leah Millis

WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) - ⁠A Minnesota county is investigating an arrest by federal agents who allegedly broke ⁠into a St. Paul home with guns drawn, handcuffed a man and ‌forced him outside in the snow in his underpants and sandals, only to discover they had the wrong man.

Ramsey County officials said in a statement on Monday that federal agents "may have committed the crimes of kidnapping, ​burglary, and false imprisonment" in the January incident.