John Hinderaker:
I must be missing something in this story. The fact that Vang had a conviction for armed robbery explains why he may have been a priority case for deportation, but it is the fact that he is an illegal alien, not the fact that he committed a crime, that makes him subject to deportation. I don’t understand why a pardon from the State of Minnesota would have any bearing on his impending deportation. If he is an illegal—a fact that I take it no one denies—he is subject to deportation, period. As a matter of policy, ICE might decide to leave Vang alone, but the pardon would have no impact on that. What am I missing?
# posted by Ranger @ 11:04 AM
