Amos Yee, 27, deported from US to S'pore, set to face NS enlistment charges

Singaporean and child sex offender Amos Yee Pang Sang has been deported from the United States, according to the Straits Times (ST).

He is scheduled to be charged in Singapore's State Courts on Mar. 20.

The 27-year-old's case was listed for mention in Court 4B at 9:15am on Friday under offences related to the Enlistment Act, linked to his National Service (NS) obligations.

Facing Enlistment Act charges

His court mention formally marks the start of proceedings linked to his NS-related offences.

In a reply to media queries issued in November 2025, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) said Yee had committed offences under the Enlistment Act by failing to report for pre-enlistment medical screening and by remaining outside Singapore without a valid exit permit.

Mindef also said at the time that he would be charged upon his return to Singapore.

Under the law, offenders convicted of such offences may be fined up to S$10,000, jailed for up to three years, or both.

The ministry did not comment then on whether there had been discussions between Singapore and U.S. authorities regarding Yee’s deportation.

His court appearance comes a day after U.S. authorities confirmed he had been removed from the country, on Mar. 19, as reported by ST, following several months in immigration detention.

Long history of controversy in Singapore

Yee first became widely known in Singapore in 2015 after publishing videos and posts containing remarks that led to charges for deliberately wounding religious feelings.

He was jailed that year after making offensive comments about Christians.

In 2016, he again faced legal consequences after posting material that targeted both Christians and Muslims, resulting in another jail sentence and fine.

He later left Singapore for the United States in December 2016 and sought asylum there, arguing that he faced political persecution.

In 2018, U.S. authorities granted him asylum despite objections raised during proceedings.

From asylum seeker to convicted sex offender

Yee’s legal troubles in the U.S. escalated in 2020, when he was arrested in Chicago and charged with solicitation and possession of child pornography.

Court proceedings there heard that he had communicated online with a 14-year-old girl from Texas, repeatedly requesting nude photographs and engaging in sexually explicit exchanges despite knowing her age.

He pleaded guilty and, in December 2021, was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment.

Although he was released on parole in October 2023 after serving roughly half his sentence, he was taken back into custody about a month later for violating parole conditions.

It is believed that he had broken the terms of his parole, according to ST.

The restrictions included not being allowed to use the internet without approval from the state corrections department, and not being permitted to be near a place where children would be, unless the department allowed it.

After being released again in November 2025, he was detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

During that period, ICE publicly listed him among what it described as the “worst of the worst” criminal aliens in custody.

In the months leading up to his deportation, according to ST, Yee was transferred between several detention facilities in the U.S. before eventually being removed from the country.

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