Criminal illegal immigrants Por Moua, left inset, and Liban Ali Osman, right inset, are seen against a backdrop of DHS officers conducting a sweep. (DHS; Ryan Murphy/Getty Images; DHS)
Phrachansiry had previously been sentenced to eight years and six months and has been on the order-of-removal list since the second Bush administration.
Another Laotian national, Por Moua, had been sentenced to more than a dozen years combined in prison for crimes including first-degree great bodily harm, third-degree sexual conduct, sexual intercourse with a child and false imprisonment.
Moua has had a final order of removal from the U.S. since Bill Clinton was president.
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Walz did not respond to a request for comment by press time. He had urged Noem to review arrests to ensure proper judicial-warrant procedures and that she clarify legal standards for detaining U.S. citizens.
"Minnesotans have long valued civic engagement, and detaining citizens for lawfully exercising those rights or going about their daily lives sends a deeply disturbing message. I am urging Secretary Noem to respect the constitution and for her administration to ensure that federal operations are conducted lawfully and with respect for the rights of all individuals," Walz said.
Frey also did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
On Tuesday, Frey said at a press conference that he received reports of "incidents in which federal agents were involved in some form of activity."
"In many cases, those activities are largely built around terrorizing people," he said.
One day later, ICE announced it had arrested eight Somali immigrants as part of the sweep, according to the ABC affiliate in San Angelo, Texas.
Fox News Digital's Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.
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