From inside a Canadian immigration detention facility in British Columbia, Antony Vo, an Indiana man and ardent Donald Trump supporter, was able to watch as the newly inaugurated U.S. president announced and then signed an executive order to pardon over 1,500 Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot convicts.

And while the 32-year-old who was convicted of four non-violent misdemeanours for his actions in Washington that day is still awaiting his confirmation of executive clemency, he and his lawyer are confident “it’s just a matter of time.”