Walz, Minnesota Board of Pardons clears convicted illegal alien child sex offender facing deportation

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota Board of Pardons granted a pardon to Tou Lue Vang, a Laos national convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct against a 10-year-old girl in 2006. The pardon, recommended by the Minnesota Clemency Review Commission, allows Vang to avoid deportation despite his conviction and loss of legal status following the crime.