Rubio Revokes Legal Status of Walz-Pardoned Child Predator, Ensuring Deportation

Following his conviction, Vang lost his legal status and was placed in removal proceedings.

An immigration judge issued a final order of removal in 2006.

He was facing imminent deportation when the pardon was granted, which critics say was designed to strip away the convictions that made him removable under federal law.

In a video posted to X, Rubio detailed the administration’s response: “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. Just days before he was scheduled to be deported, the Minnesota Governor