Minnesota officials investigating ICE arrest of man in his underwear as kidnapping and false imprisonment

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsMinnesota officials investigating ICE arrest of man in his underwear as kidnapping and false imprisonmentChongLy ‘Scott’ Thao, a US citizen, was dragged from his home in freezing winter weather wearing only boxer shorts and sandalsAlex Woodward in New York Monday 13 April 2026 21:25 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956900","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/minnesota-ice-kidnapping-chongly-scott-thao-b2956900.html","title":"Minnesota officials investigating ICE arrest of man in his underwear as kidnapping"}}CloseMinnesota officials investigate ICE arrest of Hmong American man as a possible kidnappingSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSou...