Minnesota pardon for Laotian child rapist followed by deportation to Laos after Rubio action

Tim Walz’s Minnesota Board of Pardons granted a full pardon to Tue Lue Vang, a Laotian national convicted of repeatedly raping a girl beginning at age 10, citing immigration concerns among the reasons for clemency. After the commission’s vote, the pardon was issued, but federal action followed: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he terminated Vang’s legal status in the U.S., and Vang was deported to Laos, ending his stay in the United States.