Jan. 6 rioter detained in Canada drops asylum claim [Video]

The lawyer for an American man who sought asylum in Canada says his client is withdrawing his claim and wants to go home.

Antony Vo was convicted on four misdemeanour offences for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. He was sentenced to nine months in prison and was supposed to begin serving that sentence last June. Instead he came to Canada to seek asylum from what he said was political persecution.

Three weeks ago he was arrested in Whistler, B.C., by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) because, the agency said, it had no record of Vo entering Canada at any official port of entry. He’s been detained ever since.

Vo’s lawyer, Robert Tibbo, says his client was among the Jan. 6 rioters who were recently pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump, which is why he’s dropping his asylum claim and wants to return home. 

But the CBSA said in a letter to …