DHS identifies Bee Yang as a noncitizen with a 2015 removal order and multiple felony convictions

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Court and conviction records, plus DHS custody/booking records, confirm Bee Yang's stated final order of removal and the listed convictions.

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The Department of Homeland Security reported arrests in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge of several noncitizens the agency describes as "criminal illegal aliens," including individuals accused or convicted of kidnapping, child rape, assault on an officer, drug sales, and document fraud. DHS named six people and listed prior removal orders or previous removals for some, and quoted Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin saying 70% of ICE arrests nationwide are of noncitizens charged or convicted of crimes. DHS provided a link to a page showing the Minnesota cases.
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The DHS press release (DHS.gov, Jan 27, 2026) explicitly names “Bee Yang” as having a final order of removal from 2015 and lists convictions for first‑degree kidnapping, assault on a law enforcement officer with a firearm, robbery with a dangerous weapon, breaking and entering, felony larceny, and larceny of a motor vehicle. I located Minnesota court records (Minn. Ct. App. A24‑1165, June 9, 2025) and Minnesota DOC/offender listings for a Bee Yang that document convictions for identity theft, mail theft, and check forgery, but those publicly available records do not clearly match the violent offenses DHS attributed. Because DHS’s statement is supported by the DHS press release but I cannot corroborate the specific violent‑crime convictions or the 2015 final order of removal in independent primary court or immigration records (and there may be multiple individuals with the same name), the claim is currently unclear pending official criminal-justice and immigration records (e.g., county court dockets and ICE/immigration case files) to confirm whether DHS’s entry refers to the same Bee Yang as state records show or to another person with that name. Verdict: Unclear — there is a direct DHS statement but independent public records found do not corroborate the violent convictions listed, so further official records are needed to verify identity and convictions.

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Next scheduled update: Feb 27, 2026
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  1. Scheduled follow-up · Feb 27, 2026
  2. Completion due · Feb 27, 2026
  3. Update · Jan 28, 2026, 09:11 AMUnclear
    The DHS press release (DHS.gov, Jan 27, 2026) explicitly names “Bee Yang” as having a final order of removal from 2015 and lists convictions for first‑degree kidnapping, assault on a law enforcement officer with a firearm, robbery with a dangerous weapon, breaking and entering, felony larceny, and larceny of a motor vehicle. I located Minnesota court records (Minn. Ct. App. A24‑1165, June 9, 2025) and Minnesota DOC/offender listings for a Bee Yang that document convictions for identity theft, mail theft, and check forgery, but those publicly available records do not clearly match the violent offenses DHS attributed. Because DHS’s statement is supported by the DHS press release but I cannot corroborate the specific violent‑crime convictions or the 2015 final order of removal in independent primary court or immigration records (and there may be multiple individuals with the same name), the claim is currently unclear pending official criminal-justice and immigration records (e.g., county court dockets and ICE/immigration case files) to confirm whether DHS’s entry refers to the same Bee Yang as state records show or to another person with that name. Verdict: Unclear — there is a direct DHS statement but independent public records found do not corroborate the violent convictions listed, so further official records are needed to verify identity and convictions.
  4. Original article · Jan 27, 2026

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