The Trump administration deports Tou Lue Vang, according to reports, after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz granted him a pardon related to sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl. Multiple outlets say Vang is removed from the United States weeks after the governor’s pardon and after state efforts to keep him from deportation. One report states that the administration strips the individual of legal status before carrying out the deportation. Another outlet characterizes the case as involving a criminal migrant and says the administration’s action follows the earlier state-level pardon intended to prevent the ouster. The reports do not provide additional details beyond the timing and the basis for the pardon and deportation. Overall, the accounts agree that the deportation occurs after Walz’s pardon and that the federal government proceeds by revoking or removing the person’s immigration status, leading to deportation. The coverage reflects a conflict between state-level clemency and federal immigration enforcement in the same case.