Minnesota's Democrat Governor Tim Walz pardons illegal migrant PEDOPHILE who raped girl aged 10 to stop the predator from being deported

By WILL POTTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 12:21, 2 July 2026 | Updated: 12:27, 2 July 2026 Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has pardoned an illegal immigrant who was convicted of raping a 10-year-old child to stop him being deported.  The Democrat was part of a three-person panel who granted a pardon to Tou Lue Vang, 42, who was set to be deported to Laos due to his convictions for horrific child sex crimes.  Vang admitted to sexually abusing the child and pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct, in a plea deal that allowed him to avoid jail time but facing deportation.  The predator was spared that fate by Walz and the other two members of the panel, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minnesota's Chief Supreme Court Justice, Natalie Hudson.  The move quickly sparked backlash, with a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) branding Walz 'disgusting' for granting the pardon.  'Tou Lue Vang lost his legal status following his conviction for repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl,' said DHS spokeswoman Lauren Bis, noting that the pardon removes Vang's conviction and wipes his slate clean.  Vang's pardon came after he shared a letter to the board expressing his regret over the sickening sex crimes, and pleading to be allowed to stay in the US with his wife and six children.  Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has pardoned an illegal immigrant who was convicted of raping a 10-year-old child to stop him being deported The Democrat was part of a three-person panel who granted a pardon to Tou Lue Vang, 42, (pictured) who was set to be deported to Laos due to his convictions for horrific child sex crimes The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.