Walz pardons convicted sex offender facing deportation
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz holds a news conference at the Minnesota State Capitol on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn.
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A panel of Minnesota officials, including Gov. TIm Walz, pardoned an immigrant who was slated to be deported. The man, who had been convicted of sexually abusing a child in 2005, was pardoned last month after serving his sentence.
MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with Ernesto Londono with the New York Times about the story.
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