Tim Walz Pardons Illegal Migrant Convicted of Armed Criminal Act

The remark sparked immediate backlash from federal officials, including then-Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, who condemned the comparison as inflammatory and offensive.

Lyons implored Walz to tone down the rhetoric

“If the governor doesn’t like the laws, he’s free to advocate that Congress change them, but he should refrain from putting ICE officers in danger by likening them to one of the most appalling groups in history,” he said, per Fox.