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Pardon, Not Release, for Deported Convict | Minneapolis News
Governor Tim Walz stands firm on his controversial pardon of Tou Lue Vang—a man deported by the Trump administration despite Walz’s approval—highlighting victim support as key to his decision. Vang, who’d already completed supervised probation in 2019, was never released from jail, and his deportation proceeded regardless. Walz’s move joins a trend: three pardons this year for individuals facing deportation, including Vang and two others, while four others—including three with deportation orders—were denied for lacking victim backing. DHS calls these pardons an evasion of immigration…
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