Governor Tim Walz pardoned illegal alien child rapist to shield from deportation

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and the state clemency panel pardoned an illegal alien convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl when he was 18. The pardon was granted specifically to protect him from deportation, despite an existing deportation order. The victim, pressured by family not to testify fully, later sent a clemency letter that Walz cited as justification, though investigators question whether she ever recovered from the abuse.