Minnesota Clemency Review Commission

Tim Walz's board pardoned Tue Lue Vang, an illegal immigrant convicted of repeatedly raping a child, due to immigration concerns despite opposition. The Minnesota Clemency Review Commission recommended the pardon, and the board approved it, allowing Vang to avoid deportation. Critics, including a state prosecutor and Homeland Security, condemned the decision as protecting a criminal.

A 42-year-old Laotian national convicted of repeatedly raping a child was pardoned by Minnesota's board of pardons after the clemency commission cited 'immigration concerns.' The commission voted 4-2 in favor, with some commissioners noting the applicant's six children and potential deportation risks, while opponents highlighted the severity of the offense. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security criticized the decision as protecting 'criminal illegal aliens.'

The Minnesota Clemency Review Commission pardoned Tou Lue Vang for first-degree criminal sexual conduct, which may block his deportation as an illegal immigrant from Laos. Federal officials, including the Department of Homeland Security, criticized the pardon, calling it 'disgusting' and arguing it protects criminal illegal aliens.

Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz, pardoned Tou Lue Vang, a Laos national convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in 2006, preventing his deportation. The Minnesota Board of Pardons, led by Walz, granted the pardon after the Clemency Review Commission's recommendation, sparking criticism from U.S. Department of Homeland Security.