Amos Yee paroled & readmitted US jail on Nov. 7

Editor’s note on Nov. 8, 6:15pm: The article has been updated to reflect the fact that Yee was readmitted on Nov. 7.

Singaporean Amos Yee was scheduled to be released on parole in the U.S. on Nov. 7.

According to the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDC) inmate status, Yee has been discharged as of Nov. 7, 2025.

However, in a subsequent update, IDC said that Yee was readmitted and is currently held at Danville Correctional Center.

According to the Department of Justice, there are conditions of release that inmates need to abide by to be eligible for parole.

Previously, Yee's parole date was delayed after he violated his terms of release.

In May 2025, a spokesperson for the IDC confirmed the delay and stated that Yee was "not eligible" to resume mandatory supervised release, as determined by the Prisoner Review Board, which found that he had violated the terms of his release.

No further details were provided regarding the nature of the violations.

While Yee was initially scheduled for release on Apr. 24, his updated projected discharge date now ranges from three years to life, depending on future assessments.

This discharge date marks the end of his mandatory supervised release, a form of parole under Illinois state law.

Re-arrest

Yee made headlines in 2016 when he fled Singapore a day before a scheduled medical check-up ahead of his compulsory national service enlistment.

He later sought and was granted asylum in the U.S., but was subsequently convicted of child pornography and grooming charges in December 2021.

Three years before his scheduled release date of 2026, the Singaporean was first released on parole on Oct. 7, 2023.

However, he was later sent to prison in November 2023 for undisclosed reasons.

He has also been placed on the country's sex offender registry, with his name, crime, and residential address being made publicly accessible online.

According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may terminate asylum if the applicant poses a danger to the U.S. community and has been convicted of a particularly serious crime.

If the asylum status is terminated, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may pursue removal proceedings.

Top photo via Illinois Department of Corrections