Police slapped him with a S$149 fine for multiple offences.
The man reversed his van into the home before setting it on fire, trapping the teen and her mother inside.
"We shouldn’t snigger or discourage folks from speaking up," she wrote in a Facebook post.
Her family thanked everyone for sharing the missing person's alert.
The man dismissed his neighbours' concerns, saying it was his "religious freedom".
She has not reported for work for two days.
The Law Minister accused the Leader of the Opposition of "delegitimising" Singapore's courts.
He claimed in a recent blog post that ICE wanted to revoke his asylum.
Neighbours recalled hearing loud noises and shouting in the early hours of the night.
The man was arrested after seeking treatment for his injuries at a hospital.