Teen blogger Amos Yee leaves with his parents after his sentencing from the State Court in Singapore July 6, 2015. (Reuters photo)SINGAPORE - A US immigration judge has granted Singaporean teen blogger Amos Yee, who was jailed twice in his home country over his social media postings, asylum in the United States, his lawyer said Saturday. Yee has been detained in the United States since he sought political asylum there upon arriving at Chicago's O'Hare airport in mid-December last year. "His prosecution, detention and general maltreatment at the hands of the Singapore authorities constitute persecution on account of Yee's political opinions," Judge Cole said in his 13-page written decision. "Yee is a young political dissident, and his application for asylum is granted," he added.

Source: Bangkok Post March 25, 2017 07:18 UTC