Secretary of State Marco Rubio stepped in to do the right thing after Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tried to protect a child rapist from deportation.
Tou Lue Vang, an illegal immigrant from Laos, was just days away from being deported when Walz intervened to grant him clemency, essentially erasing his criminal conviction for repeatedly raping a 10-year-old girl. But Rubio announced on Thursday that Vang has been removed from the United States.
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 (@SecRubio) July 10, 2026
“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,” Secretary Rubio explained. “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.”
Vang, who was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, told authorities after he was arrested that it was “a cultural thing” in his country to have sex with young girls.
“Just days before he was scheduled to be deported, the Minnesota Governor pardoned him, setting him free to endanger American families once again,” Rubio added. “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.”
Here’s a quick response to the story, as seen on X:
Thank you sec Rubio. Walz should be charged & arrested for providing material assistance to criminals.
— John Gallagher (@ReallyMyOpinion) July 10, 2026
Good job Senator Rubio. This man did not deserve a pardon. He needs to be deported and Tim Waltz needs to be removed from office for protecting these pedophiles! pic.twitter.com/A89NAJJWNx
— Mike Frisco (@SF2theburgh) July 10, 2026
Sorry Tim that another child sex offender has been deported. You must be so depressed.
— MAZE (@mazemoore) July 10, 2026
understand a laotian national was *convicted* of sexually abusing a 10 year old girl and a united states governor issued him a PARDON in order to try and keep him in the country.
they should not only never win again, they should all be driven out of society by spear point.— NotDerekCarr4 (@TraderNDC_) July 10, 2026
Tim Walz and the Democrats put illegal aliens above American Citizens
It their supposed quest to do right they are doing wrong
The real problem is politicians in Wsshington who refuse to do what is right
They are the enablers of all the bad crap going on
Instead of passing…
— Angie Pratt (@ArkansasAngie) July 10, 2026
The fact that @TheDemocrats would rather pardon rapists than deport them tells you everything you need to know.
— TheRightAngle_ (@RightAngle1776) July 10, 2026
