Teenage blogger Amos Yee leaving the State Courts on Sept 29, 2016. He has been detained in the US over immigration-related matters. - The Straits Times/Asia News Network
Amos Yee, 18, a filmmaker turned activist who served two jail terms in Singapore for his controversial videos, has been detained by US authorities since he arrived in Chicago airport in mid December.
Maryland-based lawyer Sandra Grossman expects Yee to face an immigration judge within a fortnight.
”According to current processing times, Amos should have an initial master calendar hearing within two weeks,” Grossman told AFP in an email.
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