Walz Pardon Deportation
ICE deported a man convicted of child sex abuse after a pardon from Gov. Tim Walz.
July 10, 2026 · Updated Jul 10, 3:19pm ET
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What happened
Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio72nd United States Secretary of State since 2025 said July 10 that ICE had deported 42-year-old Tou Lue Vang, a Laotian national, after the State Department revoked his legal status. Vang was convicted in 2006 of criminal sexual conduct for repeatedly sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl. Minnesota’s Board of Pardons—Gov. Tim Walz
Tim WalzAmerican politician (born 1964), Attorney General Keith Ellison
Keith EllisonAmerican politician (born 1963) and Chief Justice Natalie Hudson—granted Vang a full pardon on June 10. Federal officials said the pardon had undercut deportation proceedings tied to the conviction before the status revocation.







