Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz came under fire after questioning whether deporting a convicted child rapist made his state any safer.
The Democrat governor was asked about the deportation of Tou Lue Vang, a 42-year-old convicted child sex offender who had entered the U.S. as a refugee from Laos in 1994. He was granted legal status but was convicted in 2006 of first-degree criminal sexual conduct of a girl who was just 10-years-old.
“Between 2002 and 2004, he repeatedly sexually assaulted the victim in St. Paul, Minnesota. The first assault occurred when she was in the fourth grade. After his conviction, federal officials said Vang lost legal status and was placed under a final removal order,” Fox News reported.
Last week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked Vang’s status and ordered his deportation – following Walz’s pardon of the convicted child rapist.
This is how Tim Walz responded to a question about the deportation of the illegal alien child rapist he helped pardon:
“Did that make us any safer? Did it improve the idea that we can’t all be judged by our worst day?”
He’s actually still doing this. pic.twitter.com/1aCc02uCDG
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 16, 2026
“Did that make us any safer? Did that make the children that are left behind any more stable?” Walz responded when asked about the administration’s move.
“Did it improve the idea that we can’t all be judged by our worst day? And I want to be very clear, these are horrific crimes. They often are,” the failed Democratic vice presidential nominee added.
He also claimed that his pardon of Vang was not about immigration policy. Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson make up Minnesota’s Board of Pardons, and they acted on the recommendation of the Minnesota Clemency Review Commission.
“For Tou Lue Vang this wasn’t just one ‘worst day’ — it was YEARS of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl starting when she was 10,” the Homeland Security X account posted in response to Walz’s comments. “Just disgraceful.”
.@GovTimWalz on why ICE shouldn’t have deported this child rapist: “we can’t all be judged by our worst day.”
For Tou Lue Vang this wasn’t just one “worst day” — it was YEARS of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl starting when she was 10.
Just disgraceful. https://t.co/QCzSnYh4zA pic.twitter.com/hJ2TRlan4k
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 15, 2026
Others also blasted the Minnesota governor for his bizarre remarks.
WHAT is WRONG with this guy? According to that logic, murderers shouldn’t be judged on a bad day either then…or anyone for anything. Good Lord. We need a wall around Minnesota to keep the rest of the country safe.
— TAM (@TAMeissner) July 15, 2026
The fact Walz is standing up for a child predator is all you need to know about him, and his party for that matter.
— Ed Stojancevich (@EdStojo) July 16, 2026
Judged by our worst day? He didn’t flip-off someone on the highway…HE RAPED A CHILD!!!
— DarkStar (@Wilbur15) July 16, 2026
To answer Tampon Timmy’s first question, yes. Deporting an illegal alien child rapist does make our communities a safer place.
— Rob (@RobDGoblin) July 16, 2026
Did that make us safer?
Yes Tim in fact it did. Pedophiles have the highest rate of repeating their crimes so YES it made us safer.— Jalander (@Jaland1185) July 16, 2026
It’s ironic to me that the left continues to push rhetoric about our President being a pedophile… but then they pardon an actual pedophile and get upset when the President deports the pedophile 🤦♀️
— Alicia Mattson (@amattson2002) July 15, 2026
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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