"He said Yee’s prison sentence was “unusually long and harsh” especially for his age." ,"jailed for several weeks in 2015 and 2016"  - "several weeks" is "unusually long"?

"accused of hurting the religious feelings of Muslims and Christians in the multiethnic city-state",  "he posted an expletive-laden video about Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew just after his death." 

Sounds like a trouble maker.  Why would we want another trouble maker to come to the U.S.?