Gov. Walz Pardons Criminal Illegal Alien -- and Calls Him a ‘Citizen’
Craig Bannister
May 29th, 2026 4:32 PM
On Wednesday, Democrat Minnesota Governor Tim Walz pardoned a criminal illegal alien convicted of armed robbery – preventing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from being able to use the conviction as grounds for deportation.
Jai Vang, an illegal alien from Laos, who was convicted of aiding and abetting and armed robbery in Hennepin County in 1994, was taken into ICE custody in January during its Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota.
Walz falsely called illegal alien Vang a “citizen” in remarks Wednesday during a ceremony where the governor announced and signed the pardon:
“I do not see how it would serve his family, nor the economic interest where we have a taxpaying citizen who is creating job growth and living a life free from any criminal activity.”
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/cnsnews/craig-bannister/2026/05/29/gov-walz-pardons-criminal-illegal-alien-and-calls-him
