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Minnesota Pardon Board Erases Decades-Old Conviction of Hmong Immigrant
Federal authorities removed Tou Lue Vang following a state pardon that nullified the conviction used to support his deportation order. The Minnesota Board of Pardons, chaired by Governor Tim Walz, acted unanimously citing family impact.
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ICE deported Tou Lue Vang after Minnesota’s Board of Pardons granted him a pardon that erased his state-level sex abuse conviction. The board, chaired by Governor Tim Walz and including Attorney General Keith Ellison, must reach unanimous consent on pardons. -citizen children in its decision.
Vang had been convicted of a sex abuse offense that, under federal immigration law, led to revocation of his permanent residency and a deportation order. The pardon removed the state conviction that anchored the federal removal proceedings. Vang’s family fled Laos after the Secret War and resettled in the United States as Hmong refugees.
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