Tong Xiong/Laos/Robbery, Kidnapping, Assault

Tong Xiong, a Laotian national, was arrested in Plymouth, Minnesota, following a series of violent felony convictions including street robbery with a firearm, kidnapping, and assault. Public records show Xiong participated in an armed street robbery in which a victim was threatened at gunpoint and forcibly restrained, conduct that supports both robbery and kidnapping charges under Minnesota law.

His record also includes additional assault offenses, reflecting repeated use or threat of physical violence against victims. Authorities have not publicly detailed the precise sentencing structure for each conviction, but Xiong’s combined history of gunpoint robbery, abduction, and assaults led to heightened scrutiny from immigration officials.

Xiong was taken into custody without incident during a targeted operation in the Plymouth area and transferred to federal immigration detention. An agency spokesman said he will remain detained while removal proceedings advance, with his kidnapping, robbery, and assault convictions central to the government’s effort to deport him.