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Prosecutors in Minnesota are investigating whether some of the most infamous images of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities earlier this year actually captured a kidnapping, when US citizen ChongLy “Scott” Thao was filmed being taken from his home by federal agents in freezing temperatures, wearing only his underwear with a blanket wrapped around him.

Ramsey Country Attorney John Choi, whose jurisdiction covers Saint Paul, where Thao was arrested in January, said at a press conference Monday that he has requested information from the Department of Homeland Security about the man’s arrest.

“There are many facts we don’t know yet, but there’s one that we do know. And that is that Mr. Thao is and has been an American citizen. There’s not a dispute over that,” Sheriff Bob Fletcher said at the press conference.

The officials said they are investigating whether the agents could face criminal charges for kidnapping, burglary, and false imprisonment.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived without a warrant at the home Thao shares with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson on January 18 and forced their way in, brandishing their guns at the family as they handcuffed Thao.

What Do Authoritarians Fear Most? People Who Stick Up for Each Other.

They did not allow Thao’s daughter-in-law to get proof of his citizenship. The 56-year-old has been a US citizen for........

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