Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
The U.S. Department of State has stripped the legal status of Tou Lue Vang, a foreign national convicted of child abuse in Minnesota, and removed him from the United States. The action follows a recent pardon by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz that had effectively halted Vang’s initial deportation proceedings.
Vang was convicted after admitting to committing crimes against a 10-year-old girl in Minnesota. According to official reports, he attempted to pay the victim for her silence and dismissed the abuse as a “minor thing.” Vang was scheduled for deportation when Governor Walz issued the pardon, setting him free before federal agencies intervened.
In a press statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio detailed the administration’s decision to bypass the state-level pardon to ensure Vang’s removal.
“Americans should never have to live in fear that foreign sex predators — shielded from deportation by their own elected officials — could endanger them or their children,” Rubio said. “That’s why I terminated his legal status in the United States. Vang has now been removed from our country and will never pose a threat to any American ever again.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio
The action was carried out through a joint effort between multiple federal agencies.
The U.S. Department of State credited the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their collaboration in finalizing the removal process.
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Overriding Walz’s Pardon: Feds Strip Status And Deport Minnesota Child Predator
