Walz Questions Vang Deportation | Dayton News

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

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is slamming the Trump administration for deporting convicted pedophile Tou Lue Vang to Laos, calling the move reckless and harmful to Vang’s U.S.-born children. Despite a pardon granted by Walz’s own board — including himself — and a victim’s letter of forgiveness, Walz questioned whether deportation actually made anyone safer, especially since Vang hadn’t committed new crimes. He also corrected his earlier claim that both he and the victim were minors at the time. Vang, who called his crimes “cultural,” was deported under a new U.S. push to send Laotians home —…