Singapore teen blogger Amos Yee, who was jailed twice in his homeland for posting political and religious criticism online, has been granted asylum in the United States. Mr Yee, 18, has been detained in the US since he arrived at Chicago's O'Hare airport in December. He came into the ...
The Department of Homeland Security, which opposed his asylum application, has until April 17 to appeal the judge's decision, the ruling said. Trouble with authorities in Singapore In July 2015, Yee was detained for 53 days after he posted a YouTube tirade praising the death of Singap...
Singapore teen blogger Amos Yee, who was jailed twice in his homeland for posting political and religious criticism online, has been granted asylum in the United States. Mr Yee, 18, has been detained in the US since he arrived at Chicago's O'Hare airport in December. He came into the ...
CHICAGO — A U.S. immigration judge in Chicago on Friday granted asylum to a Singaporean blogger, saying he was persecuted for his political opinions in the Southeast Asian city-state. Amos Yee, 18, who had been jailed twice in Singapore, qualifies as a political refugee, according to ...
By Timothy Mclaughlin | CHICAGO CHICAGO A U.S. immigration judge in Chicago on Friday granted asylum to a Singaporean blogger, saying he was persecuted for his political opinions in the Southeast Asian city-state. Amos Yee, 18, who had been jailed twice in Singapore, qualifies as a po...
Mr Yee, 18, has been detained in the US since he arrived at Chicago`s O`Hare airport in December. The US Department of Homeland Security opposed Mr Yee`s asylum application, but the immigration judge ruled in the teenager`s favour. The posts provoked various police complaints, and Mr ...
A Singaporean teenage blogger who was jailed twice for his online posts insulting his government was granted asylum to remain in the United States, an immigration judge in Chicago ruled. Amos Yee was jailed in 2015 for four weeks for hurting the religious feelings of Christians and po...
By Timothy Mclaughlin | CHICAGO CHICAGO A U.S. immigration judge in Chicago on Friday granted asylum to a Singaporean blogger, saying he was persecuted for his political opinions in the Southeast Asian city-state. Amos Yee, 18, who had been jailed twice in Singapore, qualifies as a po...
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A teenage blogger from Singapore whose online posts blasting his government landed in him jail has been granted asylum to remain in the United States. Amos Yee, 18, had been detained by federal immigration authorities since December when he was taken into custody at Chicago’s O’Hare I...
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A teenage blogger from Singapore whose online posts blasting his government landed in him jail has been granted asylum to remain in the United States. Amos Yee, 18, had been detained by federal immigration authorities since December when he was taken into custody at Chicago’s O’Hare I...
CHICAGO (REUTERS) - A United States (US) immigration judge in Chicago on Friday (March 24) granted asylum to Singaporean blogger Amos Yee, saying he was persecuted for his political opinions in the South-east Asian city-state. Yee, 18, who had been jailed twice in Singapore, qualifies...
CHICAGO (AP) - A blogger from Singapore who was jailed for his online posts blasting his government was granted asylum to remain in the United States, an immigration judge ruled. Amos Yee , 18, has been detained by federal immigration authorities since December when he was taken into ...
CHICAGO — A U.S. immigration judge in Chicago on Friday granted asylum to a Singaporean blogger, saying he was persecuted for his political opinions in the Southeast Asian city-state. Amos Yee, 18, who had been jailed twice in Singapore, qualifies as a political refugee, according to ...
CHICAGO (AP) - An immigration judge in Chicago has granted asylum to a Singapore teen whose online posts criticizing his government landed him in jail. Judge Samuel Cole issued a 13-page decision Friday saying Amos Yee established he suffered persecution because of his political opini...
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A United States judge has granted asylum to Amos Yee, an 18-year-old blogger from Singapore, who has been jailed on two occasions for his public views on religion and politics. Yee came to the US in December under the visa waiver program and requested asylum before an immigration judg...
A blogger from Singapore who was jailed for his online posts blasting his government was granted asylum to remain in the United States, an immigration judge ruled. Amos Yee, 18, has been detained by federal immigration authorities since December when he was taken into custody at Chica...
A teenage blogger from Singapore whose online posts blasting his government landed in him jail has been granted asylum to remain in the United States. Amos Yee, 18, had been detained by federal immigration authorities since December when he was taken into custody at Chicago’s O’Hare I...
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A teenage blogger from Singapore whose online posts blasting his government landed in him jail was granted asylum to remain in the United States, an immigration judge in Chicago ruled Friday. Amos Yee has been detained by federal immigration authorities since December when he was take...
By Timothy Mclaughlin | CHICAGO CHICAGO A U.S. immigration judge in Chicago on Friday granted asylum to a Singaporean blogger, saying he was persecuted for his political opinions in the Southeast Asian city-state. Amos Yee, 18, who had been jailed twice in Singapore, qualifies as a po...
© Provided by Deutsche Welle ZA Chicago judge Samuel Cole issued a 13-page ruling on Friday qualifying teenage Singaporean blogger Amos Yee as a political refugee, granting him asylum in the US. Yee's previous prosecution and imprisonment in Singapore "constitute(s) persecution on acc...
A Singaporean teenage blogger who was jailed twice for his online posts insulting his government was granted asylum to remain in the United States, an immigration judge in Chicago ruled. Amos Yee was jailed in 2015 for four weeks for hurting the religious feelings of Christians and po...
A teenage blogger from Singapore whose online posts blasting his government landed him in jail was granted asylum to remain in the United States, an immigration judge in Chicago ruled Friday. Amos Yee has been detained by federal immigration authorities since December when he was take...
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A Singaporean teenager who was jailed twice after insulting the island's late leader Lee Kuan Yew and religious groups has been granted political asylum in the United States, his US lawyer said Saturday. Amos Yee, 18, shocked Singaporeans in March 2015 after posting an expletive-laden...
CHICAGO – A teenage blogger from Singapore whose online posts blasting his government landed in him jail was granted asylum to remain in the United States, an immigration judge in Chicago ruled Friday. Amos Yee has been detained by federal immigration authorities since December when h...
