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Clemency Board to Recommend Pardon for Hung Nguyen to Avert Deportation; 4–1 Vote
Summary
The Washington Clemency and Pardons Board voted 4–1 to recommend a pardon for Hung Nguyen, citing long incarceration and immigration consequences; the board attached a stipulation that Nguyen waive firearm restoration rights to avoid jeopardizing immigration status.
The Washington State Clemency and Pardons Board voted to recommend a pardon for Hung Nguyen, a man serving for a 1996 shooting, forwarding the board's recommendation to Governor Jay Inslee. The board voted 4'to—2, with board member Kazi Joshua casting the lone no vote.
Petitioner counsel Michael Schmidt, of Hillis, Clark, Martin & Peterson, told the board Nguyen sought a full and unconditional pardon because an active deportation order could cause immediate removal on release; counsel said a commutation would be an alternative if the board preferred it. "If he only received a commutation of his sentence, there is a serious risk that Hung could be deported immediately after his release," Schmidt said.
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