Fugitive U.S. rioter seeking asylum in Whistler [Video]

An American citizen convicted of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on Capitol Hill and dodging jail time in Whistler may just be the start of an asylum-seeking rush, according to a prominent legal expert.

Antony Vo says he arrived at the resort community on Christmas Eve after initiating his asylum claim in Edmonton. When CTV News asked how he was able to cross the border with a criminal conviction for participating in the riot, he said after consulting a Canadian lawyer, he was allowed in as an irregular entry, and provided a document on government letterhead stating that a refugee claim has been filed.

Antony Vo published this document apparently acknowledging his asylum claim on a social media account.

“I’m being politically persecuted by the Biden regime in America,” he said in a one-on-one interview in the Creekside Village area of Whistler.

“They want to put me in …