Minnesota lawmakers ask state officials to intervene as Hmong Minnesotans face deportation to Laos

Minnesota lawmakers ask state officials to intervene as Hmong Minnesotans face deportation to Laos

A Minnesota lawmaker is asking Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to grant more pardons to potentially protect some Southeast Asians facing deportation after five Hmong men under federal detention were flown from Minnesota to Louisiana last week. Minnesota state Rep. Kaohly Vang her, DFL-St. Paul, said at a rally Sunday that she had spoken to Walz and Ellison, and that said they would consider her request. They also warned, how…