US judge grants asylum to teenage Singapore blogger Amos Yee

A blogger from Singapore who was jailed for online posts criticising his government has been granted asylum to remain in the United States, an immigration judge ruled.

US judge grants asylum to teenage Singapore blogger Amos Yee

A blogger from Singapore who was jailed for online posts criticising his government has been granted asylum to remain in the United States, an immigration judge ruled.

Amos Yee, 18, has been detained by US federal immigration authorities since December when he was taken into custody at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

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