according<\/a> to Minnesota Public Radio.<\/p>\nDHS called the board\u2019s decision \u201cabsolute insanity,\u201d adding that it could foil its plans to deport him.<\/p>\n
\u201cMinnesota\u2019s sanctuary politicians\u2019 pardon took away this violent thug\u2019s qualifying convictions that made him removable from the U.S.,\u201d Acting Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Chandee applied for a pardon shortly before federal immigration agents arrested him in January, Minnesota Public Radio reported.<\/p>\n
The Clemency Review Commission, which recommends clemency decisions to the pardon board, voted 6-0 in favor of Chandee\u2019s pardon, the outlet reported. The board wasn\u2019t scheduled to meet until June, but moved up the meeting after learning that Chandee could be deported within days.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is nothing in this application, or nothing in the facts before us that would suggest that Mr. Chandee is a danger to the public in any way, shape or form,\u201d Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, who sits on the board, said of the pardon. \u201cHe has a lot of family support, which is obviously very important, and he\u2019s had that support over the last 29 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
A federal appeals court in Louisiana paused Chandee\u2019s deportation for 14 days after his attorney filed a request last week, according to Minnesota Public Radio. The federal government is likely to challenge Chandee\u2019s pardon, his attorney, Linus Chan, said.<\/p>\n
Chan also argued that the 2008 conviction never happened, the outlet reported. There was also no mention of it in his clemency application.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no such conviction, and I am reaching out to DHS about where this information is coming from,\u201d Chan said.<\/p>\n
The commission recommended clemency for all applicants, except one, who were at risk of deportation, Minnesota Public Radio reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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