Minnesota Governor Tim Walz supported a pardon for Tou Lue Vang, a Laotian national convicted in 2006 of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl—a case where he had a legal removal order since 2006. DeSantis's underlying claims are verified: Walz did back the pardon, and federal authorities subsequently revoked Vang's legal status and deported him. On recidivism: research shows child molesters do have elevated sexual reoffending rates (roughly 35% long-term), though DeSantis's phrasing "among the classes most likely to re-offend" omits that non-sexual criminals actually have higher overall recidivism. The framing bundles the pardon decision with immigration status to imply Walz was protecting a dangerous migrant—but the pardon was based on other grounds (victim forgiveness letter, rehabilitation shown in 20 years), and the board also denied other immigration-related pardons the same day.