A former IU student, Antony Vo, convicted for his involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, remains in immigration custody in Canada despite being one of the 1,500-plus people pardoned by President Donald Trump.
Vo’s Canadian immigration lawyer Oluwadamilola Asuni told the IDS on Wednesday that Vo will most likely be escorted to the U.S. border early next week.
Vo, a 32-year-old Indiana resident, fled the United States to avoid serving his nine-month prison sentence. Vo pursued a political asylum claim in Canada with the help of his attorney, Asuni. Canada accepted his basis of claim for his refugee application.
He was captured and arrested in Whistler, British Columbia, on Jan. 6, 2025, after it was determined he entered the country illegally.
Vo received a nine-month sentence in the U.S. on April 10, 2024, and was ordered to report to prison on June 14 by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan. The jury convicted Vo of four misdemeanors related to the incident. He was found guilty of entering the Capitol building through a non-public entrance and spending approximately 20 minutes taking photographs.
His mother Annie Vo also participated in the riot and was charged but never had a trial.
Over the past four years, Vo frequently posted to social media about his case and conspiracy theories about Jan. 6, 2021. Vo said on X that he expected to be pardoned by President Trump once he took office.
On President Trump’s first day back in the White House, he pardoned 1,500-plus people charged in relation to Jan. 6. According to the Associated Press, the federal Bureau of Prisons had released more than 200 people in custody for the attack.
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