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Amos Yee was charged on March 20 for offences under the Enlistment Act.
(PHOTO: ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS)
SINGAPORE – Child sex offender Amos Yee was deported from the US on March 19, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency confirmed with The Straits Times.
On March 20, he was charged in Singapore’s State Courts under the Enlistment Act, as he allegedly left the country without a valid exit permit from Dec 15, 2016, to March 19, 2026.
The 27-year-old is also accused of failing to report for medical screening from April 26, 2016, to March 19, 2026, as well as leaving Singapore without a valid exit permit from Dec 13, 2015, to April 19, 2016.
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His case will be heard again on March 26, and he was not granted bail.
Yee was last housed at the Broadview Service Staging Area in Illinois, the US, on March 18, with the facility located a 17-minute drive from Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
As at March 19, his record was expunged from the ICE website, and a representative confirmed to ST by phone on the morning of March 20 that Yee “was removed from the US” on March 19, Singapore time.
He has been in ICE’s custody since November 2025, barely a week after he was released from an American prison.
According to a post on a blog maintained by his supporters, Yee signed his deportation papers on Feb 12, with his deportation likely to take place any time in the subsequent nine months.
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In recent days, he had been transferred multiple times to various ICE facilities.
While he was initially held at the Dodge Detention Facility in Wisconsin immediately after being detained by ICE, he was later transferred to the Miami Correctional Facility in Indiana.
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On March 16, he was sent to the Clay County Justice Center, also in Indiana, before being sent to the Illinois site.
In a statement on March 20, Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and Ministry of Home Affairs said enlistment inspectors from the Central Manpower Base arrested Yee at Changi Airport when he returned.
Since he is still a Singapore citizen, he was deported to the Republic. The authorities had issued him a document of identity to facilitate his return, in lieu of a valid Singapore passport, which he no longer holds.
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MINDEF had said in November 2025 that if Yee returns to the country, he will be charged under the Enlistment Act.
He failed to report for national service pre-enlistment medical screening and remained outside the country without a valid exit permit after leaving for the US in December 2016 to seek asylum.
Offenders who flout NS enlistment rules can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to three years, or face both penalties.
Yee fled to the US after repeated run-ins with the law in Singapore over controversial comments that were derogatory to Christians and Muslims.
In March 2018, he was granted asylum, and in September that year, was released from ICE detention.
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Two years later, he found himself in trouble after being indicted by a grand jury in an Illinois court for solicitation and possession of child pornography.
He had exchanged nude photos and messages with a 14-year-old girl from Texas while he was in Chicago, and was sentenced on Dec 2, 2021.
Barely halfway into his six-year jail term, he was released on parole on Oct 7, 2023, but was re-arrested the following month.
While the reason behind this is unknown, it is believed that he had broken the terms of his parole.
Singaporean Amos Yee deported from US and arrested at Changi Airport
Aqil HamzahFri, 20 March 2026 at 8:54 am SGT
3 min read
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Amos Yee was charged on March 20 for offences under the Enlistment Act.
(PHOTO: ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS)
SINGAPORE – Child sex offender Amos Yee was deported from the US on March 19, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency confirmed with The Straits Times.
On March 20, he was charged in Singapore’s State Courts under the Enlistment Act, as he allegedly left the country without a valid exit permit from Dec 15, 2016, to March 19, 2026.
The 27-year-old is also accused of failing to report for medical screening from April 26, 2016, to March 19, 2026, as well as leaving Singapore without a valid exit permit from Dec 13, 2015, to April 19, 2016.
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His case will be heard again on March 26, and he was not granted bail.
Yee was last housed at the Broadview Service Staging Area in Illinois, the US, on March 18, with the facility located a 17-minute drive from Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
As at March 19, his record was expunged from the ICE website, and a representative confirmed to ST by phone on the morning of March 20 that Yee “was removed from the US” on March 19, Singapore time.
He has been in ICE’s custody since November 2025, barely a week after he was released from an American prison.
According to a post on a blog maintained by his supporters, Yee signed his deportation papers on Feb 12, with his deportation likely to take place any time in the subsequent nine months.
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In recent days, he had been transferred multiple times to various ICE facilities.
While he was initially held at the Dodge Detention Facility in Wisconsin immediately after being detained by ICE, he was later transferred to the Miami Correctional Facility in Indiana.
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On March 16, he was sent to the Clay County Justice Center, also in Indiana, before being sent to the Illinois site.
In a statement on March 20, Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and Ministry of Home Affairs said enlistment inspectors from the Central Manpower Base arrested Yee at Changi Airport when he returned.
Since he is still a Singapore citizen, he was deported to the Republic. The authorities had issued him a document of identity to facilitate his return, in lieu of a valid Singapore passport, which he no longer holds.
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MINDEF had said in November 2025 that if Yee returns to the country, he will be charged under the Enlistment Act.
He failed to report for national service pre-enlistment medical screening and remained outside the country without a valid exit permit after leaving for the US in December 2016 to seek asylum.
Offenders who flout NS enlistment rules can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to three years, or face both penalties.
Yee fled to the US after repeated run-ins with the law in Singapore over controversial comments that were derogatory to Christians and Muslims.
In March 2018, he was granted asylum, and in September that year, was released from ICE detention.
Advertisement
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Two years later, he found himself in trouble after being indicted by a grand jury in an Illinois court for solicitation and possession of child pornography.
He had exchanged nude photos and messages with a 14-year-old girl from Texas while he was in Chicago, and was sentenced on Dec 2, 2021.
Barely halfway into his six-year jail term, he was released on parole on Oct 7, 2023, but was re-arrested the following month.
While the reason behind this is unknown, it is believed that he had broken the terms of his parole.
