Lue Yang, who was convicted in a home invasion as a teenager, was facing deportation to Laos. With a plane on the tarmac, he wondered whether an appeal would be heard.
The Trump administration is sending back record numbers of Vietnamese, Laotians and Hmong. Many came to the United States as young war refugees and later committed crimes.
The Trump administration is sending back record numbers of Vietnamese, Laotians and Hmong. Many came to the United States as young war refugees and later committed crimes.
Repeated sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl
A convicted child rapist formerly pardoned by Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was deported by immigration authorities Friday after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked his legal status. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials deported Laotian national Tou Lue Vang after the convicted sex offender was pardoned by Walz just days before he was set to be deported, Sec. Rubio announced on X. Laotian national Tou Lue Vang was convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl in Minnesota. He was set to be deported until @GovTimWalz issued him a pardon. Then, I revoked his legal status. @ICEgov has removed him from the U.S. and he will never endanger another… pic.twitter.com/WCJkeeheJO — Secretary Marco Rubio…Open
Governor Tim Walz's decision to pardon a convicted child predator, later deported by ICE, has sparked widespread criticism and raised questions about public safety and justice.
Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) has defended his decision to pardon a convicted pedophile in an attempt to thwart his deportation. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) granted a pardon to Tou Lue Vang, a Laotian national and convicted child predator , in an attempt to prevent his deportation . Vang, who was convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl, was ultimately deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) regardless following an intervention by Secretary of State Marco Rubio . DETAIL: Vang, who entered the United States illegally in 1994 but later obtained legal status, was ordered removed after being convicted in 2006 of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl between 2002 and…Open
Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated the legal status of a 42-year-old Laotian national convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a child, and had him deported to Laos, weeks after Minnesota's Board of Pardons wiped his record clean. Internal clemency documents now show exactly why the board's review commission recommended that pardon: four of six commissioners […] The post Documents reveal why Minnesota clemency board pardoned convicted child sex offender facing deportation appeared first on American Almanac .
Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated the legal status of a 42-year-old Laotian national convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a child, and had him deported to Laos, weeks after Minnesota's Board of Pardons wiped his record clean. Internal clemency documents now show exactly why the board's review commission recommended that pardon: four of six commissioners cited the man's fear of deportation as a reason to grant him a fresh start. The case of Tue Lue Vang has become a sharp test of how far state officials will go to shield illegal immigrants from federal immigration enforcement, even when the person in question pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct against a girl who was ten years old when the abuse began. …Open
President Trump has deported a convicted child rapist after Minnesota Democrats attempted to shield him from deportation.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump successfully deported Tou Lue Vang, a convicted child rapist, after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) and Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) pardoned him in a last-ditch attempt to prevent his deportation. DETAIL: Vang, a Laotian national, was convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl in Minnesota and had his deportation ordered by an immigration judge in 2006. Despite this, Walz and Ellison pardoned him when the Trump administration moved to execute the deportation order against him, in hopes of eliminating the grounds for his removal. Vang had defended his abuse as a “minor thing” and within the cultural norms of his community. However, Secretary of State Marco Rubio…Open
The Department of Homeland Security has condemned Minnesota officials for pardoning a convicted pedophile in an effort to stop his deportation.
The Department of Homeland Security has condemned Minnesota officials for pardoning a convicted pedophile in an effort to stop his deportation . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Minnesota Board of Pardons, led by Democrat Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, granted clemency to Tou Lue Vang, a Laotian national convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a ten-year-old girl. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has condemned the decision, arguing it could hinder Vang’s deportation, which was imminent prior to the pardon. DETAIL: Vang lost his legal immigration status after his 2006 conviction for first-degree criminal sexual conduct and he was issued a final removal order. According to…Open
Thousands of mysterious containers lie scattered across northern Laos. These “death jars” may have provided a form of communal interment, archaeologists reported.
Rescue workers searching flooded caves in Laos reported hearing "a knocking sound" from inside the system as they sought to extricate two people.