A shocking act of radical left-wing leniency by Minnesota's Democratic Governor Tim Walz was swiftly countered by American common sense and decisive action from Senator Marco Rubio, ensuring a convicted illegal alien child rapist was finally removed from U.S. soil after Walz had granted him a pardon.
But Walz's appalling decision was not the final word. Senator Marco Rubio stepped in, unilaterally terminating Vang's legal status in the U.S. to ensure Governor Walz's actions would not create roadblocks for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) removing him from the country.
"Just weeks ago, a foreign child rapist was freed to once again endanger America's children after receiving a pardon from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz," Senator Rubio stated. "Tue Lue Vang admitted to committing heinous crimes against a 10-year-old girl in Minnesota. He attempted to pay his victim for her silence and dismissed his acts of child abuse as a 'minor thing.'"
Rubio lamented, "Just days before he was scheduled to be deported, the Minnesota Governor pardoned him, setting him free to endanger American families once again."
Vang's 2006 conviction for first-degree criminal sexual conduct stemmed from repeatedly raping the young girl between 2002 and 2004. Chillingly, after his arrest, Vang told authorities that "it is a cultural thing... to marry and have sex with girls as young as 12," a grotesque attempt to excuse his depravity.
"Americans should never have to live in fear that foreign sex predators — shielded from deportation by their own elected officials — could endanger them or their children," Rubio emphasized. He continued, "That's why I terminated his legal status in the United States. Vang has now been removed from our country and will never pose a threat to any American ever again."
Minnesota's Board of Pardons, comprising Governor Walz, state Attorney General Keith Ellison, and state Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, granted Vang his reprieve on June 10th, acting on a recommendation from the nine-member Minnesota Clemency Review Commission.
Incredibly, a CRC member wrote to Vang, informing him of his clemency: "Being granted a pardon is a notable achievement and a reflection of the work you have done since your conviction."
"Governor Tim Walz's decision to pardon an illegal alien convicted child rapist so he can remain in our country is disgusting," stated DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis at the time. "These are the criminal illegal aliens he and his Minnesota sanctuary politicians are protecting."
This wasn't an isolated incident of judicial activism from Governor Walz. In May, he and his board also pardoned another Laotian criminal illegal alien — a convicted armed robber — just before his scheduled deportation. It seems common sense needed a permission slip.
Governor Walz went so far as to falsely refer to Vang as a 'citizen' of the United States, bizarrely claiming at the time that Vang had become a 'critical member of the community' since his release from prison. "I can find no reason how Minnesota will be safer or better if Mr. Vang is deported to a country he has not been to since he was a child," Walz declared. "I do not see how it would serve his family, nor the economic interest where we have a taxpaying citizen who is creating job growth and living a life free from any criminal activity." These statements highlight a dangerous disconnect from the realities of law and order and border security.
The swift action by Senator Rubio stands as a powerful testament to the America First commitment to protecting our children, upholding the rule of law, and ensuring that dangerous criminals, especially those who have no right to be in our nation, face the full consequences of their actions. It is a stark contrast to the reckless leniency displayed by those who prioritize criminal aliens over the safety and security of American families.
