Marco Rubio announces deportation of Tou Lue Vang after Tim Walz pardon.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on July 10, 2026 that Tou Lue Vang, a Minnesota resident convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct against a child, was deported after Rubio revoked his legal status. Vang had been pardoned in June 2026 by the Minnesota Board of Pardons, which includes Governor Tim Walz, removing the conviction that was the basis for his deportation order. Vang was originally ordered deported in 2006 after pleading guilty to repeatedly assaulting a 10-year-old girl between 2002 and 2004.
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Both outlets report Rubio countered Walz's pardon by revoking legal status, but the Times notes a federal judge criticized ICE's detention as backwards while the Examiner omits this judicial context.
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“Rubio reveals child rapist controversially pardoned by Walz deported from US”
“Trump admin deports criminal migrant pardoned by Tim Walz”
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