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US Government Appeals Singapore Teen Blogger's Asylum Case

U.S. government attorneys are appealing a Chicago immigration judge's decision to grant asylum to a teenage blogger from Singapore.  That means 18-year-old Amos Yee remains in U.S. custody. 

The judge concluded in March that Yee had a well-founded fear of being persecuted upon return to Singapore. Yee's online posts mocking and criticizing the city-state's government, twice landed him in a Singapore jail.  He was first detained by U.S. immigration authorities in December at O'Hare International Airport.

Yee's attorney Chris Keeler says the case is now before the Board of Immigration Appeals. A final decision could take months.  An ICE online database shows Yee is detained at a Wisconsin jail.

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