Walz Challenges Trump's Vang Deportation | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 15, 2026 · 1m

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is sharply criticizing the Trump administration for deporting convicted pedophile Tou Lue Vang back to Laos, despite Vang having been pardoned by Walz’s own state board — a move based on the victim’s forgiveness. Walz questions the safety benefits of deportation, especially since Vang’s children remain in the U.S., and wrongly claims both he and the victim were minors at the time of the assault. The federal government, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, overruled the pardon, revoking Vang’s legal status — a move aligned with Trump’s hardline immigration stance…