WOW! NOBODY Expected Rubio to do THIS to Walz!

WOW! NOBODY Expected Rubio to do THIS to Walz!

From #NEZNATION LIVE with Professor Nez by Professor Nez

July 18, 2026 · 13 min

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Professor Nez discusses Marco Rubio's intervention in the clemency case of Tou Lue Vang and its implications for immigration policy.

🚨 BREAKING: Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that Tou Lue Vang, a foreign national convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a child under 13, has been removed from the United States. The case erupted into a major political firestorm after Minnesota’s Board of Pardons, which includes Gov. Tim Walz, granted Vang clemency shortly before his anticipated removal. But the pardon did not stop the federal government. Rubio says he revoked Vang’s legal status, allowing federal agents to take him into custody and remove him from America. According to Rubio, Vang will now be permanently barred from returning to the United States. In this video, Professor Nez breaks down: • The disturbing conviction at the center of the case • Why Minnesota’s Board of Pardons granted clemency • How the pardon became connected to Vang’s immigration case • Marco Rubio’s extraordinary response • Why a state pardon did not prevent federal deportation • The growing clash between Minnesota and the Trump administration • What this means for future immigration and clemency battles Rubio declared: “Because of our action, this foreign criminal will never pose a threat to any American…

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