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6. Feds deport Minnesota man pardoned by Walz over 2005 child sex assault conviction
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 10:24 PM
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The Trump Administration has deported a Laotian national and longtime Minnesota resident and revoked his legal status after he was pardoned by state officials.

On Friday morning, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced his office had terminated the legal status of Tou Vang, 42, and that he was being removed from the country.

The Department of Homeland Security also shared a picture showing Vang about to board a deportation flight while escorted by federal agents, whose faces are obscured.

A t the time, he told police: “I made a mistake, but it is a minor thing. It is a cultural thing in Thailand to marry and have sex with girls as young as 12.”

Vang ultimately took a plea deal, avoided jail time, and was instead sentenced to 30 years of probation. He is married and is now the father of six children.

According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, he received a final order of removal the same year he was convicted, but remained in the United States for nearly 20 years because Laos had no repatriation agreement with America.

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/feds-deport-minnesota-man-pardoned-by-walz-over-2005-child-sex-assault-conviction

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