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Shanmugam on Amos Yee: 'I wish the Americans had kept him'
Filed: Apr 06, 2026 at 9:08 AM ET
Summary: Singapore's Home Affairs Minister criticized the US for deporting blogger Amos Yee, a repeat offender and child sex convict.
WHO: K. Shanmugam
WHAT: Expressed regret over the deportation of Amos Yee
WHEN: Apr 06, 2026 at 8:20 AM ET
WHERE: Singapore
WHY: Foreign media and rights advocates misinterpret Yee as a free-speech icon.
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