A US citizen's shocking arrest in Minnesota has sparked a criminal investigation into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers over possible kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment.
ChongLy Thao, a US citizen living in St Paul, Minnesota, was taken out of his home in freezing weather while wearing very little and was kept in a vehicle away from his home for over an hour while agents questioned him.
Thao was later released after agents realized they had the wrong person, a US citizen with no criminal record who had nothing to do with the men they were looking for.
The Department of Homeland Security said its officers were at the house to find two convicted sex offenders and were acting on a warrant, but Thao told the AP he did not know the men and said they had never lived with him.
Ramsey County officials said Monday there is 'no indication' the agents had a warrant, either to enter the home or to make any arrest.
