Pardon Outrage: Deportation Vanishes Overnight

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A Minnesota pardon just erased the record of a convicted child sex abuser and blocked his deportation, raising deep fears about who our leaders really choose to protect.

Story Snapshot

A Minnesota man convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl had his record wiped by a state pardon, stopping his deportation.
The victim’s own statement forgiving him played a key role, even as federal officials blasted the move as “disgusting.”
No credible evidence supports viral claims of a new attack on a special needs child or that he entered under Biden-era border policies.
The case shows how progressive leaders and “second chances” rhetoric can collide with basic child safety and border security concerns.

Minnesota wipes a child predator’s record and blocks deportation

The Minnesota Board of Pardons, made up of Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, voted on June 10, 2026 to grant a full pardon to Tou Lue Vang, a Laotian national convicted in 2006 of first-degree criminal sexual conduct against a 10-year-old girl. That pardon wipes away the conviction that allowed federal immigration officials to deport him, meaning he can now stay in the United States unless he commits a new crime that triggers removal.

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had identified Vang as part of a sweep targeting foreign nationals convicted of serious child sex crimes, including strongarm sodomy and procuring a child for prostitution. Before the pardon, he faced imminent deportation to Laos, and federal agencies considered his removal a priority step to protect American communities from repeat offenders. That effort ended the moment Minnesota leaders cleared his record and removed the legal basis for deportation.

Victim forgiveness meets federal outrage

The most unusual part of this case is the victim’s support for the pardon. In a statement to the Clemency Review Commission, the woman abused as a child wrote that she had many years to think about what happened, had made her peace, and forgave him. That forgiveness became a central reason state officials cited for granting clemency, fitting into a broader progressive push that talks about restorative justice and second chances, even in cases involving crimes against children.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), now under the Trump administration, reacted with sharp condemnation. In an official press release titled “MINNESOTA MADNESS,” DHS said the pardon “effectively wipes away the convictions that made him removable from the United States” and called the decision “disgusting.” Federal officials warned that erasing serious sex-crime records undercuts national efforts to deport dangerous offenders and sends the wrong message to other criminal aliens hoping to escape accountability.

Sorting fact from rumor on new assault and ‘Biden’s open border’

Some online outlets and social media posts now claim that Vang snatched a special needs child from her bicycle and sexually assaulted her, tying the story to “Biden’s open border policies.” Those details are dramatic, but there is no police report, court case, or government statement that confirms any new 2026 attack involving Vang. Credible coverage from Fox9, the Star Tribune, Kare11, and national outlets like the New York Times all focus only on his original 2002–2004 abuse of a 10-year-old girl and the 2026 pardon.

There is also no evidence that Vang entered the country under President Biden’s border approach. According to public records, he immigrated to the United States as a child in the 1990s, decades before Biden took office. DHS and ICE documents show he was targeted for removal because of his past conviction, not because he was part of a recent wave of illegal crossings. For conservatives, this matters: we have every right to be furious over weak border policies, but we also need our arguments rooted in solid facts, not claims that can be easily knocked down.

What this case really shows about public safety and values

The heart of this story is not a viral rumor. It is the hard fact that state officials chose to erase the record of a man who sexually abused a child, knowing that decision would prevent his deportation and keep him in American neighborhoods. For many families, that feels like their safety came second to an elite experiment in forgiveness and social engineering. DHS has been clear that such pardons directly interfere with efforts to remove criminal aliens and protect victims of sexual violence.

Conservatives see a larger pattern here. Progressive leaders talk about compassion, but their policies often give the benefit of the doubt to convicted predators while ordinary parents just want their kids safe at the park and at school. Congress is now advancing bills like the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, which would make any sex offense by an alien a clear ground for deportation, with the goal of stopping states and sanctuary-style boards from undermining federal removal of dangerous offenders. This case is a reminder to stay alert, demand transparency, and insist that every level of government put the rights of victims and the safety of children first.