Pardon That Blocked Deportation | Wilmington News

Wilmington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 10, 2026 · 1m

A convicted child rapist from Laos, Tue Lue Vang, was pardoned days before his deportation by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz — sparking outrage from DHS, who called the move “disgusting” and claimed it protected a criminal illegal alien. Though Vang admitted to assaulting a 10-year-old and downplayed it as a “cultural thing,” the pardon ignited a national debate over state clemency versus federal immigration enforcement. Secretary Marco Rubio intervened, stripping Vang’s legal status to allow deportation — a move he said ensures Americans aren’t shielded from foreign sex predators. Vang has now…