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Singaporean Blogger Granted Asylum in U.S.

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Despite opposition from the Department of Homeland Security.

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An immigration judge on Friday granted asylum to an 18-year-old blogger from Singapore being held in a U.S. detention center since mid-December. Amos Yee, who had been jailed twice in Singapore for posting critical comments online, was detained by authorities upon arriving at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in December.

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