Marco Rubio steps in after Tim Walz pardoned illegal alien child rapist before deportation

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is accused by DHS of pardoning Tou Lue Vang, an illegal immigrant convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. This pardon effectively wipes out Vang's criminal record, shielding him from deportation. Fox News hosts and guests discuss the implications of this decision and broader concerns about immigration policies and birth tourism in the U.S. EXCLUSIVE: An illegal alien child rapist from Laos who was set for deportation until Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and the State Board of Pardons granted him clemency has been removed from the United States, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News Digital. Rubio stepped in to terminate Tue Lue Vang's legal status in the U.S. and ensure that Walz's actions would not create roadblocks for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) removing him from the coun