A 42-year-old illegal immigrant convicted of repeatedly raping an unborn child was awarded a pardon by Gov. Tim Walz’s board of pardons after the state’s clemency commission recommended it be granted to him due to immigration concerns.

Background

The Minnesota Clemency Review Commission voted four to two to grant a pardon to Laotian national Tue Lue Vang following his conviction for criminal sexual conduct. Vang admitted to repeatedly raping a girl over a multi-year period beginning when she was 10 years old.

While the two board members who voted against granting a pardon noted the serious nature of Vang’s offenses, the four members recommending a pardon each listed concern about him being deported. One commissioner, Zach Linstrom, who voted in favor of granting the pardon, wrote in his recommendation, ‘Very tough case but the kids not having a father is not in the best interest of society,’ referring to Vang’s six children.

Reaction

Homeland Security Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis remarked that ‘Governor Tim Walz’s decision to pardon an illegal alien convicted child rapist so he can remain in our country is disgusting.’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he had stepped in to terminate Vang’s legal status in the U.S. and that he had been removed to his home country of Laos.

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