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By JACK BROOK, Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press. ChongLy “Scott” Thao told the AP that his daughter-in-law woke him up from a nap Sunday afternoon and said that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were banging at the door of his residence in St. Paul. He told her not to open it. Masked agents then forced their way in and pointed guns at the family, yelling at them, Thao recalled. Chongly “Scott” Thao, a U.S. citizen, sits for a photo at his home Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn., the day after federal agents broke open his door and detained him without a warrant. (AP Photo/Jack Brook) “I was shaking,” he said. “They didn’t show any warrant; they just broke down the door.” Amid a massive surge of federal agents into the Twin Cities, immigration authorities are facing backlash from residents and the local leaders for warrantless arrests, aggressive clashes with protestors and the fatal shooting of mother of three Renee Good. “ICE is not doing what they say they’re doing,” St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, a Hmong American, said in a statement about Thao’s arrest. “They’re not going after hardened criminals. They’re going after anyone and everyone in their path. It is unacceptable and un-American.” Encounter caught on video Thao, who has been a U.S. citizen for decades, said that as he was being detained he asked his daughter-in-law to find his identification but the agents told him they didn’t want to see it. Related Articles US futures and other world shares sink on worries over Trump’s push to claim Greenland Parts of the U.S. could see northern lights Monday NYSE working on a new platform for trading digital tokens around the clock 100 vehicles pile up in Michigan crash as snowstorm moves across the country Another immigrant died in a sprawling Texas detention facility. ICE says he killed himself Instead, as his 4-year-old grandson watched and cried, Thao was led out in handcuffs wearing only sandals and underwear with just a blanket wrapped around his shoulders. Videos captured the scene, which included people blowing whistles and horns and neighbors screaming at the more than a dozen gun-toting agents to leave Thao’s family alone. Thao said agents drove him “to the middle of nowhere” and made him get out of the car in the frigid weather so they could photograph him. He said he feared they would beat him. He was asked for his ID, which agents earlier prevented him from retrieving. Agents eventually realized that he was a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, Thao said, and an hour or two later, they brought him back to his house. There they made him show his ID and then left without apologizing for detaining him or breaking his door, Thao said. DHS defends operation The U.S. Department of Homeland Security described the ICE operation at Thao’s home as a “targeted operation” seeking two convicted sex offenders. “The US citizen lives with these two convicted sex offenders at the site of the operation,” DHS said. “The individual refused to be fingerprinted or facially ID’d. He matched the description of the targets.” Thao’s family said in a statement that it “categorically disputes” the DHS account and “strongly objects to DHS’s attempt to publicly justify this conduct with false and misleading claims.” Thao told the AP that only he, his son and daughter-in-law and his grandson live at the rental home. Neither they nor the property’s owner are listed in the Minnesota sex offender registry. The nearest sex offender listed as living in the zip code is more than two blocks away. DHS did not respond to a request from The Associated Press seeking the identities of the “two convicted sex offenders” or why the agency believed…

By JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The European Union’s top official on Tuesday called into question U.S. President Donald Trump’s trustworthiness, saying that he had agreed last year not to impose more tariffs on members of the bloc. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Trump’s planned new tariffs over Greenland “a mistake especially between long-standing allies.” She was responding to Trump’s announcement that starting February, a 10% import tax will be imposed goods from eight European nations that have rallied around Denmark in the wake of his stepped up calls for the United States to take over the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland. “The European Union and the United States have agreed to a trade deal last July,” Von der Leyen said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “And in politics as in business – a deal is a deal. And when friends shake hands, it must mean something.” “We consider the people of the United States not just our allies, but our friends. And plunging us into a downward spiral would only aid the very adversaries we are both so committed to keeping out of the strategic landscape,” she added. She vowed that the EU’s response “will be unflinching, united and proportional.” Trump has insisted the U.S. needs the territory for security reasons against possible threats from China and Russia. Earlier Tuesday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said America’s relations with Europe remain strong and urged trading partners to “take a deep breath” and let tensions driven the new tariff threats over Greenland “play out.” Scott Bessent, US Secretary of the Treasury, holds a speech at the USA House during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) “I think our relations have never been closer,” he said. Trump’s threats spark diplomatic flurry across Europe The American leader’s threats have sparked outrage and a flurry of diplomatic activity across Europe, as leaders consider possible countermeasures, including retaliatory tariffs and the first-ever use of the European Union’s anti-coercion instrument. The EU has three major economic tools it could use to pressure Washington: new tariffs, suspension of the U.S.-EU trade deal, and the “trade bazooka” — the unofficial term for the bloc’s Anti-Coercion Instrument, which could sanction individuals or institutions found to be putting undue pressure on the EU. Earlier Tuesday, Trump posted on social media that he had spoken with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. He said “I agreed to a meeting of the various parties in Davos, Switzerland,” which is hosting the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting this week. France’s Macron suggests G-7 meeting in Paris this week Trump also posted a text message from Emmanuel Macron in which the French president suggested a meeting of members of the Group of Seven industrialized democracies in Paris after the Davos gathering. Later, however, Trump posted some provocatively doctored images. One showed him planting the U.S. flag next to a sign reading “Greenland, U.S. Territory, Est. 2026.” The other showed Trump in the Oval Office next to a map that showed Greenland and Canada covered with the U.S. Stars and Stripes. In a sign of how tensions have increased in recent days, thousands of Greenlanders marched over the weekend in protest of any effort to take over their island. Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a Facebook post Monday that the tariff threats would not change their stance. “We will not be pressured,” he wrote. In his latest threat of tariffs, Trump indicated that the import taxes would be retaliation for last week’s deployment of symbolic numbers of troops from the European countries to Greenland — though he also suggested that he was using the tariffs as leverage to negotiate with Denmark. Danish minister called for a stronger Europe in the face of Trump’s…

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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — There will be a new starting quarterback at Miami next season, new starters on the offensive and defensive lines, a new kicker and probably a slew of other depth chart changes between now and September. Mark Fletcher Jr. says he’ll be back, though. And Malachi Toney should be there as well. No matter who is at quarterback next fall, meet the leaders of the Miami offense for 2026. They did all they could Monday night, combining to score three touchdowns – two on the ground by the workhorse running back in Fletcher, the other a catch-and-run by the electrifying wide receiver in Toney – for the Hurricanes in what became their 27-21 loss to Indiana in the College Football Playoff national championship game at Hard Rock Stadium. “It’s not the result we wanted,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said. “Credit to Indiana. They’re a great football team. … It’s a tough one. A tough one to have to eat, but we will.” Fletcher finished the season with 1,192 yards rushing – 507 of them in the four playoff games, the most that any player had in any season in CFP contests. Toney finished the season with 109 catches, the most in the country. They were among the many bright spots in a 13-3 season for Miami, one where the Hurricanes were all but written off in November and wound up playing for a title. “I can’t understate what these guys have done,” Cristobal said. Fletcher and Toney had a ton of help this season: Carson Beck was stellar in his lone season as Miami’s quarterback, Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor were among the best defensive linemen in the country and offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa is universally considered a first-round draft lock. “A lot of moments are going to be cherished,” Bain said. They’ll be gone next fall. Fletcher and Toney won’t just be stars next season. They’ll have to lead, too. They’re both South Florida kids, went to the same high school in American Heritage, both have the sort of stories that endear themselves to Hurricane fans and even non-Hurricane fans. Fletcher lost his father last season and his mother has become a bit of a celebrity because she drives to every game, regardless of where it is. Toney should still be in high school, a kid who reclassified to get to Miami early. They came to Miami to win a national championship. They barely missed. Miami was down 10-0 at halftime and had almost nothing going on the offensive side of the ball – that is, until Fletcher breathed life into the building with a 57-yard touchdown run that got the Hurricanes within three early in the third quarter. That became a trend for Miami. An unfortunate trend, as it turned out. The Hurricanes would score, but only getting within a field goal every time. Fletcher’s first TD of the night cut the Indiana lead to 10-7. He rumbled in again on the first play of the fourth quarter, cutting the Indiana lead to 17-14. Toney scored with 6:37 left, cutting the Indiana lead to 24-21. “We had an opportunity, all the way to the end,” Cristobal said. The Hurricanes got the ball back for one more chance with 1:42 left, down 27-21. They were driving, but Indiana intercepted Beck’s final pass as a Hurricane with 44 seconds left. And with that, Miami’s hope of a national title were officially gone. Fletcher stayed in the end zone long after the final horn. Even in that moment, he had one more thing to do: he was waiting to see his family. “They were the first ones I wanted to hug,” Fletcher said. Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney scores on a 22-yard touchdown catch during the second half of the College Football Playoff national championship game against Indiana on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Related Articles Fernando Mendoza’s clutch play against Miami leads Indiana to 1st national title CFP title game: Indiana beats Miami for 1st national title, capping 16-0 season USC football breakdown: How the Trojans look at running back, receiver and tight end…