{"id":2627999,"date":"2026-07-10T13:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-reveals-child-rapist-pardoned-by-walz-deported-from-us\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:05:02","slug":"rubio-reveals-child-rapist-pardoned-by-walz-deported-from-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-reveals-child-rapist-pardoned-by-walz-deported-from-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio reveals child rapist pardoned by Walz deported from US"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frubio-reveals-child-rapist-pardoned-by-walz-deported-from-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2627999&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-houston-library-hosted-predator-who-sexually-assaulted-8-year-old-boy-for-drag-queen-story-hour\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Houston Library Hosted Predator Who ...ually Assaulted 8-Year-Old Boy for \u2018Drag Queen Story Hour...\">child sex offender<\/a> from Minnesota was deported after Governor tim Walz\u2019s pardon removed his criminal sexual conduct conviction, which had been the basis for his deportation. The individual, Tou Vang, was convicted of sex crimes against a 10-year-old girl in 2005 and sentenced in 2006. Even though his legal status was revoked and he was ordered to be deported, Walz\u2019s pardon in june-just before Vang\u2019s scheduled departure-effectively nullified the conviction, allowing him to remain in the U.S. Rubio condemned Walz\u2019s decision, calling it a protection for a hazardous criminal. Rubio also took steps to terminate Vang\u2019s legal status, stating that americans should be protected from foreign sex predators shielded by officials. Vang, born in Thailand, was admitted to the U.S. as a refugee in 1994 and later became a legal permanent resident. His pardon was granted largely due to a letter of support from the victim, who expressed forgiveness. However, officials and DHS criticized the pardon, asserting it did not prevent Vang\u2019s deportation and emphasized that Walz\u2019s actions endangered public safety. The incident has sparked controversy, illustrating the clash between criminal justice and immigration policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"51\">Marco Rubio<\/a> on Friday said a child rapist from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a> was deported from the country after Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\">Tim Walz\u2019s <\/a>(D-MN) pardon of the sex offender removed the criminal sexual conduct conviction underlying his deportation order.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walz was on the three-person panel that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4633658\/dhs-blasts-tim-walz-pardoning-immigrant-convicted-sexually-assaulting-preteen-girl\/\">pardoned\u00a0Tou Lue Vang in June<\/a>, around a week before he was set to be deported from the United States following his apprehension by the Department of Homeland Security during \u201cOperation Metro Surge\u201d in December. The pardon <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4634883\/tim-walz-pardons-child-rapist-block-deportation\/\">stoked controversy <\/a>as Vang was convicted of sex crimes against a 10-year-old girl, which he pleaded guilty to in 2005. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4643871\/rubio-child-rapist-pardon-walz-deport-criminal-misconduct\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rubio reveals child rapist controversially pardoned by Walz deported from US<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4643231\/tyler-robinson-letter-flashed-charlie-kirk-hearing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Damning Tyler Robinson letter accidentally flashed during Charlie Kirk murder hearing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4642073\/david-hearn-former-olympic-canoe-racer-plead-not-guilty-reflecting-pool-sealant\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Former Olympian David Hearn pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool vandalism case<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid the backlash, Rubio stepped in to terminate Vang\u2019s legal status in the U.S., <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/marco-rubio-steps-tim-walz-pardoned-illegal-alien-child-rapist-deportation\">telling <\/a>Fox News Digital,\u00a0\u201cAmericans should never have to live in fear that foreign sex predators \u2014 shielded from deportation by their own elected officials \u2014 could endanger them or their children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s why I terminated his legal status in the United States,\u201d the secretary of state said. \u201cVang has now been removed from our country and will never pose a threat to any American ever again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vang was born in a refugee camp in Thailand in 1983, according to his pardon application. He was admitted to the U.S. as a refugee in 1994 and was granted legal status, becoming a permanent resident and eventually moving to Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2005, Vang pleaded guilty to first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/convicted-sexual-assailant-fatally-shot-after-attacking-deputies-with-hatchet\/\" title=\"... ...ual Assailant Fatally Shot After Attacking Deputies with Hatchet\">-degree criminal sexual conduct<\/a> and admitted to repeatedly raping the child. He was sentenced in 2006, but largely avoided prison time as part of a plea deal. At the time, Vang blamed his sex crimes on how he was raised in Thailand, telling authorities \u201cit is a cultural thing \u2026 to marry and have sex with girls as young as 12.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following his conviction, Vang\u2019s legal status in the U.S. was revoked, with a judge issuing a final order of removal. But his deportation was delayed for years, until the Trump administration ramped up operations targeting illegal immigrants in Minnesota last year and arrested him during Operation Metro Surge. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vang asked Minnesota for a pardon before his deportation and was granted it, a move<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/07\/10\/deported-dhs-removes-convicted-child-rapist-pardoned-minnesota-governor-tim-walz\"> Republicans claimed <\/a>could prevent the U.S. from removing him from the country. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attorney General Keith Ellison, who was on the three-person\u00a0Minnesota Board of Pardons, said \u201cDHS is lying through their teeth\u201d about the pardon, saying that it would not protect Vang from deportation since the Trump administration \u201cdoes not have to restore his green card.\u201d This pardon removed the criminal sexual conduct conviction, which was the underlying reason for Vang\u2019s deportation proceedings. It did not prevent the Trump administration from restarting proceedings and choosing not to restore his green card.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the Minnesota Board of Pardons said they granted the pardon to Vang last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japans-kioxia-to-cut-wafer-input-volume-for-flash-chip-production-by-30-at-two-plants\/\" title=\"Japan...s Kioxia to cut wafer input volume for flash chip production by 30% at two plants\">month largely due<\/a> to the victim writing a letter on his behalf.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat happened to me was wrong, but I have had many years to think about this,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/minnesota-officials-face-backlash-over-victim-supported-pardon\">wrote the victim<\/a>. \u201cI have made my peace with it. I forgive him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Vang also submitted a letter expressing regret and saying he took full responsibility for the case. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4460164\/trump-endorsement-tracker-gop-2026-election-primaries\/\"><strong>TRUMP ENDORSEMENT TRACKER: HERE\u2019S WHO THE PRESIDENT HAS PICKED IN GOP MIDTERM ELECTION PRIMARIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vang\u2019s deportation, as confirmed Friday by Rubio and DHS, brings the debacle full circle. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cICE deported Tou Vang, an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >illegal alien convicted child rapist<\/a>,\u201d DHS acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said. \u201cThis monster repeatedly sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl. Tim Walz pardoned this sex criminal in an attempt to allow him to remain in our country. These are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-first-detention-facility-for-immigrant-border-crossers-opens-critics-mock-change-in-coverage-now-that-a-democrat-is-in-office\/\" title=\"Biden...s First Detention Facility For Immigrant Border Crossers Opens, Critics Mock Change In Coverage Now That A Democrat Is In Office\">criminal illegal aliens<\/a> he and sanctuary politicians are protecting. We will always put the safety of the American people first.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubio: Minnesota child rapist deported after Walz&#8217;s pardon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2628000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26057704629917.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[82541,51796,5438],"class_list":["post-2627999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-child-rapist","tag-pardon-2","tag-rubio"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26057704629917.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2627999"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2628003,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627999\/revisions\/2628003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2628000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2627999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2627999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2627999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}