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Minnesota Pardons Convicted Sex Offender Vang Over DHS Opposition

7/2/2026

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The Minnesota Board of Pardons—Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Chief Justice Natalie Hudson—approved a pardon for Tou Lue Vang despite Department of Homeland Security opposition.
Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis called the pardon disgusting, saying it protects a criminal illegal alien, after it stopped Vang’s deportation.
Vang pleaded guilty in 2006 to criminal sexual conduct with a minor, completed probation, and listed work in his pardon request.

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The Minnesota Board of Pardons—Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Chief Justice Natalie Hudson—approved a pardon for Tou Lue Vang despite Department of Homeland Security opposition.
Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis called the pardon disgusting, saying it protects a criminal illegal alien, after it stopped Vang’s deportation.
Vang pleaded guilty in 2006 to criminal sexual conduct with a minor, completed probation, and listed work in his pardon request.