{"id":11627,"date":"2026-05-29T07:52:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11627"},"modified":"2026-05-29T07:52:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:52:32","slug":"tim-walz-pardons-illegal-alien-convicted-of-armed-robbery-before-ice-deportation-to-laos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11627","title":{"rendered":"Tim Walz pardons illegal alien convicted of armed robbery before ICE deportation to Laos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Minnesota\u2019s Democratic governor on Wednesday pardoned an illegal alien previously convicted of\u00a0armed robbery\u00a0before he could be deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).<\/p>\n<p>Jai Vang, an illegal alien from Laos, was convicted of aiding and abetting and armed robbery in Hennepin County in 1994, according to FOX 9.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred when he was 18 years old.<\/p>\n<p>He served his prison term, and was released back into the United States.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested by ICE as part of\u00a0Operation Metro Surge\u00a0in the Minneapolis area in January, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) release from the time.<\/p>\n<p>When Gov. Tim Walz learned of Vang\u2019s arrest by the federal government, and that Vang had requested clemency to avoid being deported in June, the governor called a special session of the state\u2019s Board of Pardons\u2019 Clemency Review Commission to ensure the case was reviewed before Vang\u2019s\u00a0deportation. could be completed.<\/p>\n<p>The Clemency Review Commission, which was joined by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and state supreme court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, voted unanimously to pardon Vang.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announces his pardon of Jai Vong on May 27, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">KMSP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The commission reasoned that Vang hadn\u2019t committed further crimes since he was released from prison, had started a family and owns a local painting business.<\/p>\n<p>During the hearing, Walz inaccurately referred to Vang as a \u201ccitizen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said Vang has become a \u201ccritical member of the community\u201d since his release from prison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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. I do not see how it would serve his family, nor the economic interest where we have a taxpaying citizen who is creating\u00a0job growth\u00a0and living a life free from any criminal activity,\u201d Walz said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jai Vang, an illegal alien from Laos, was convicted of aiding and abetting and armed robbery in Hennepin County in 1994 when he was 18. <span class=\"credit\">Department of Homeland Security<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gov. Tim Walz delivers the State of the State address at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on April 28, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ellison, who joined by phone, noted that he reviewed Vang\u2019s file and agreed with board members\u2019 comments supporting Vang\u2019s petition for clemency.<\/p>\n<p>Walz bitterly fought the federal government during Operation Metro Surge, echoing far-left rhetoric that compared ICE agents to Nazis.<\/p>\n<p>He referred to agents as President\u00a0Donald Trump\u2019s\u00a0\u201cmodern-day Gestapo,\u201d which drew a sharp rebuke from then-Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons.<\/p>\n<p>Lyons implored Walz to tone down the rhetoric, saying, \u201cif the governor doesn\u2019t like the laws, he\u2019s free to advocate that Congress change them, but he should refrain from putting ICE officers in danger by likening them to one of the most appalling groups in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital reached out to Walz\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fox News\u2019 Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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