Quora Answer: Should Singapore Accept Amos Yee Pang Sang if His Asylum is Revoked?

The following is my answer to a Quora question: “Should Singapore accept Amos Yee Pang Sang if his asylum is revoked?” 

Amos Yee Pang Sang never actually renounced his citizenship.  He absconded court judgement in Singapore, and sought political asylum in the United States.  That asylum was granted that on the basis of political persecution, despite the US government itself appealing against the decision.  They do not want that troublemaker any more than we do. 

Upon conviction, the US government has a strong legal basis to rescind that asylum, and he will be deported after serving his time in prison.  Since he is technically a Singapore citizen, Singapore will have to take him back, under international law.  He will then be charged for absconding from court, and he will spend considerable time in prison.  That means he will have to be fed and housed at tax payer’s expense.