Irish-born husband of U.S. citizen, based in Wakefield, Mass., in ICE detention for 5 months

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Anonymous wrote:I am not going to read anything against this guy for several reasons.

1. When an action is wrong it is wrong, no matter who is the recipient. In the United States, it doesn't matter if someone committed a crime, you still can't violate his human rights. It doesn't matter if someone once upon a time broke the law, you still can't shoot him in the back. We are discussing the actions of this administration, not the moral character of its victims.

2. The Trump administration always villifies victims (see Renee Good, Alex Pretti and EVERYONE else they have shot) as well as everyone they have detained ("the worst of the worst"). This is the MO and it has gotten old, tired, and is full of holes.

3. The Trump administration are proven fabricators of stories. They are liars. I no longer believe ANYTHING this government says. It is too bad because there are likely some truths mixed in with the lies but I no longer believe one single thing. This is what happens when you lie and lie again: the erosion of trust. If your lips are moving, I assume you are lying.

4. The Trump administration can break laws with impunity and the rest of us are held to an impossibly high standard. I reject this hypocrisy.

+1000

The effort to smear this guy is disgraceful

Literally a drug dealer who abandoned his family in Ireland.

Just give up, nobody need make any effort to “smear” him, he smeared himself.

If he’s all that, why did he bring himself to the attention of the media? Why did he ask the Irish government to intercede on his behalf with the Trump administration?

He is counting on rubes like you to take up his cause in order to prevent his deportation. Why do you think he is claiming to be tortured? To convince you that he is a victim.

You people are so damned gullible.

+1

He can probably throw up a gofundme and net enough donations from suckers to start up a new family somewhere else.

Like the GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross (the thug who shot Renée Good), which is almost at $800,000 now?

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-ice-officer-jonathan-ross

[Anonymous]

The guy is an accused drug dealer who is a liar. Why should anyone believe anything he says about the conditions where he is at? He complained about all the Latino people in his tent and other people who don’t speak English.

His wife posted a go fund me that collected $30,000 so he could go home to his wife and 2 children meaning his two Doberman pinchers. Someone related to the twins he abandoned in Ireland and who never received any support from him posted that he has 2 real human children. They were contacted by his wife or sister to take down the post because it would hurt his ICE case.

The twins says the foubd him in Facebook and contacted him at age 12 and again 15/16 and he still didn’t send child support.

He’s proven he will lie and manipulate situations to benefit himself. He now has zero supporters in Ireland. I don’t believe anything that comes out of his mouth. He is a stereotypical Trump supporter!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why don’t they just put him on a plane back to Ireland? Is it because he has to first go through the courts, get his “day in court” per the due process clause?

I feel like these folks who get taken into custody by ICE should be able to just purchase a plane ticket and have ICE drop them off at the gate. Is that not permitted by our government?

This whole operation is just to funnel government money to Trump’s private prison pals. They have almost no one to process or deal with the court cases to get people deported.

Sounds an awful lot like 1930s Germany before they decided deportation was taking too long.

The administration is buying up warehouses across the country to convert into "holding centers" while also not investing in additional deportation judges.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why don’t they just put him on a plane back to Ireland? Is it because he has to first go through the courts, get his “day in court” per the due process clause?

I feel like these folks who get taken into custody by ICE should be able to just purchase a plane ticket and have ICE drop them off at the gate. Is that not permitted by our government?

This whole operation is just to funnel government money to Trump’s private prison pals. They have almost no one to process or deal with the court cases to get people deported.

Sounds an awful lot like 1930s Germany before they decided deportation was taking too long.

The administration is buying up warehouses across the country to convert into "holding centers" while also not investing in additional deportation judges.

Investing judges dries up the revenue stream for these private prison corps. Obama phased them out and rescinding that order was one of Trump's first actions in his first term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The guy is an accused drug dealer who is a liar. Why should anyone believe anything he says about the conditions where he is at? He complained about all the Latino people in his tent and other people who don’t speak English.

His wife posted a go fund me that collected $30,000 so he could go home to his wife and 2 children meaning his two Doberman pinchers. Someone related to the twins he abandoned in Ireland and who never received any support from him posted that he has 2 real human children. They were contacted by his wife or sister to take down the post because it would hurt his ICE case.

The twins says the foubd him in Facebook and contacted him at age 12 and again 15/16 and he still didn’t send child support.

He’s proven he will lie and manipulate situations to benefit himself. He now has zero supporters in Ireland. I don’t believe anything that comes out of his mouth. He is a stereotypical Trump supporter!

Why should we believe it? Because what he says matches the accounts from every single released immigrant who has spoken about the detention centers. Because we have seen the released videos from the Baltimore County detention center. Because representatives who have visited centers and spoken with detainees say the same thing. His words are 100% credible and indeed supported by evidence.

The rest does not matter. His characters does not matter. His past is irrelevant.

If you care about this country and uphold its values, if you believe in the Constitution and the law, you would appalled. If you don't, you are a traitor. It is that black and white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The guy is an accused drug dealer who is a liar. Why should anyone believe anything he says about the conditions where he is at? He complained about all the Latino people in his tent and other people who don’t speak English.

His wife posted a go fund me that collected $30,000 so he could go home to his wife and 2 children meaning his two Doberman pinchers. Someone related to the twins he abandoned in Ireland and who never received any support from him posted that he has 2 real human children. They were contacted by his wife or sister to take down the post because it would hurt his ICE case.

The twins says the foubd him in Facebook and contacted him at age 12 and again 15/16 and he still didn’t send child support.

He’s proven he will lie and manipulate situations to benefit himself. He now has zero supporters in Ireland. I don’t believe anything that comes out of his mouth. He is a stereotypical Trump supporter!

Do you believe these reports about the conditions at Ft Bliss, where he’s being held?

Reports from human rights organizations, lawmakers, and internal government inspections have characterized Camp East Montana at Fort Bliss as a "human and civil rights catastrophe".

*Internal ICE Inspection Report (September 2025): A leaked, non-public inspection found over 60 violations of federal detention standards within the facility's first 50 days of operation. Violations included inadequate medical care, lack of safety procedures for guards and detainees, and restricted access to legal counsel.

*ACLU & Human Rights Coalition Letter (December 2025): Led by the ACLU of Texas, a coalition of groups—including Human Rights Watch and the Texas Civil Rights Project—demanded the facility's closure. Their report, based on 45 interviews and 16 sworn declarations, alleged:

*Physical & Sexual Abuse: Reports of detainees being beaten by officers until they lost consciousness and instances of "abusive sexual contact".
Coerced Deportations: Allegations that officers forced non-Mexican immigrants to cross the border into the Mexican desert.

*Severe Neglect: Chronic food shortages, spoiled meals causing illness, and a lack of basic hygiene supplies like soap and toilet paper.

*Congressional Reports (February 2026): U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar reported "chronic issues" following facility visits, including foul-tasting drinking water, sewage backups, and flooding in dorms.

*Medical & Disease Outbreak Reports (February 2026): City officials confirmed cases of tuberculosis and COVID-19 at the camp. While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) denied these reports, local health authorities and lawmakers maintained they were notified through mandatory protocols.

*Documented Deaths in Custody
As of early 2026, three deaths have been documented at the facility in its first six months:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[twitter]

Anonymous wrote:I am not going to read anything against this guy for several reasons.

1. When an action is wrong it is wrong, no matter who is the recipient. In the United States, it doesn't matter if someone committed a crime, you still can't violate his human rights. It doesn't matter if someone once upon a time broke the law, you still can't shoot him in the back. We are discussing the actions of this administration, not the moral character of its victims.

2. The Trump administration always villifies victims (see Renee Good, Alex Pretti and EVERYONE else they have shot) as well as everyone they have detained ("the worst of the worst"). This is the MO and it has gotten old, tired, and is full of holes.

3. The Trump administration are proven fabricators of stories. They are liars. I no longer believe ANYTHING this government says. It is too bad because there are likely some truths mixed in with the lies but I no longer believe one single thing. This is what happens when you lie and lie again: the erosion of trust. If your lips are moving, I assume you are lying.

4. The Trump administration can break laws with impunity and the rest of us are held to an impossibly high standard. I reject this hypocrisy.

+1000

The effort to smear this guy is disgraceful

Literally a drug dealer who abandoned his family in Ireland.

Just give up, nobody need make any effort to “smear” him, he smeared himself.

If he’s all that, why did he bring himself to the attention of the media? Why did he ask the Irish government to intercede on his behalf with the Trump administration?

DP. For the record, The Guardian reported on the drug warrant.

I don’t care if he was Jeffrey Dahmer. His character and past is not the point. By being white and foreign, he is bringing attention to the way immigration authorities in the US treat visa overstayers (overstaying your visa, even by decades, is not a crime under current US law) and to the abhorrent conditions in US detention centers.

PP here. I agree with you 100% regarding the abhorrent and unlawful treatment of immigrants.

However, I think that’s only half of the story. To appeal to the majority of Americans, we also need to acknowledge that there’s no way that people like this should be in the US.

We can walk and chew gum at the same time. Recognize that a grotesquely broken immigration system requires an aggressive fix and also unequivocally reject Trump’s wanton cruelty.

That’s both the right thing to do and the winning political strategy here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[twitter]

Anonymous wrote:I am not going to read anything against this guy for several reasons.

1. When an action is wrong it is wrong, no matter who is the recipient. In the United States, it doesn't matter if someone committed a crime, you still can't violate his human rights. It doesn't matter if someone once upon a time broke the law, you still can't shoot him in the back. We are discussing the actions of this administration, not the moral character of its victims.

2. The Trump administration always villifies victims (see Renee Good, Alex Pretti and EVERYONE else they have shot) as well as everyone they have detained ("the worst of the worst"). This is the MO and it has gotten old, tired, and is full of holes.

3. The Trump administration are proven fabricators of stories. They are liars. I no longer believe ANYTHING this government says. It is too bad because there are likely some truths mixed in with the lies but I no longer believe one single thing. This is what happens when you lie and lie again: the erosion of trust. If your lips are moving, I assume you are lying.

4. The Trump administration can break laws with impunity and the rest of us are held to an impossibly high standard. I reject this hypocrisy.

+1000

The effort to smear this guy is disgraceful

Literally a drug dealer who abandoned his family in Ireland.

Just give up, nobody need make any effort to “smear” him, he smeared himself.

If he’s all that, why did he bring himself to the attention of the media? Why did he ask the Irish government to intercede on his behalf with the Trump administration?

DP. For the record, The Guardian reported on the drug warrant.

I don’t care if he was Jeffrey Dahmer. His character and past is not the point. By being white and foreign, he is bringing attention to the way immigration authorities in the US treat visa overstayers (overstaying your visa, even by decades, is not a crime under current US law) and to the abhorrent conditions in US detention centers.

PP here. I agree with you 100% regarding the abhorrent and unlawful treatment of immigrants.

However, I think that’s only half of the story. To appeal to the majority of Americans, we also need to acknowledge that there’s no way that people like this should be in the US.

We can walk and chew gum at the same time. Recognize that a grotesquely broken immigration system requires an aggressive fix and also unequivocally reject Trump’s wanton cruelty.

That’s both the right thing to do and the winning political strategy here.

You say “people like this.” What do you mean, exactly? Is he facing criminal or civil charges in Ireland? Then presumably that would come out during his background screening for his green card.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The guy is an accused drug dealer who is a liar. Why should anyone believe anything he says about the conditions where he is at? He complained about all the Latino people in his tent and other people who don’t speak English.

His wife posted a go fund me that collected $30,000 so he could go home to his wife and 2 children meaning his two Doberman pinchers. Someone related to the twins he abandoned in Ireland and who never received any support from him posted that he has 2 real human children. They were contacted by his wife or sister to take down the post because it would hurt his ICE case.

The twins says the foubd him in Facebook and contacted him at age 12 and again 15/16 and he still didn’t send child support.

He’s proven he will lie and manipulate situations to benefit himself. He now has zero supporters in Ireland. I don’t believe anything that comes out of his mouth. He is a stereotypical Trump supporter!

why should anyone believe Trump, either, a known liar and cheat. But, lots of Americans seem fine with that.

Sure, this guy is not a great person. Deport him; put him on a plane back to Ireland asap, but he doesn't deserve to languish in a prison.

The punishment doesn't fit the crime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[twitter]

Anonymous wrote:I am not going to read anything against this guy for several reasons.

1. When an action is wrong it is wrong, no matter who is the recipient. In the United States, it doesn't matter if someone committed a crime, you still can't violate his human rights. It doesn't matter if someone once upon a time broke the law, you still can't shoot him in the back. We are discussing the actions of this administration, not the moral character of its victims.

2. The Trump administration always villifies victims (see Renee Good, Alex Pretti and EVERYONE else they have shot) as well as everyone they have detained ("the worst of the worst"). This is the MO and it has gotten old, tired, and is full of holes.

3. The Trump administration are proven fabricators of stories. They are liars. I no longer believe ANYTHING this government says. It is too bad because there are likely some truths mixed in with the lies but I no longer believe one single thing. This is what happens when you lie and lie again: the erosion of trust. If your lips are moving, I assume you are lying.

4. The Trump administration can break laws with impunity and the rest of us are held to an impossibly high standard. I reject this hypocrisy.

+1000

The effort to smear this guy is disgraceful

Literally a drug dealer who abandoned his family in Ireland.

Just give up, nobody need make any effort to “smear” him, he smeared himself.

If he’s all that, why did he bring himself to the attention of the media? Why did he ask the Irish government to intercede on his behalf with the Trump administration?

DP. For the record, The Guardian reported on the drug warrant.

I don’t care if he was Jeffrey Dahmer. His character and past is not the point. By being white and foreign, he is bringing attention to the way immigration authorities in the US treat visa overstayers (overstaying your visa, even by decades, is not a crime under current US law) and to the abhorrent conditions in US detention centers.

PP here. I agree with you 100% regarding the abhorrent and unlawful treatment of immigrants.

However, I think that’s only half of the story. To appeal to the majority of Americans, we also need to acknowledge that there’s no way that people like this should be in the US.

We can walk and chew gum at the same time. Recognize that a grotesquely broken immigration system requires an aggressive fix and also unequivocally reject Trump’s wanton cruelty.

That’s both the right thing to do and the winning political strategy here.

You say “people like this.” What do you mean, exactly? Is he facing criminal or civil charges in Ireland? Then presumably that would come out during his background screening for his green card.

People like this = people with warrants out for their arrest (in this instance for drug dealing, as reported by the Guardian). People like this guy should not be here at all. Never should have been admitted.

And to reiterate, it’s also 100% true no one should be treated the way the Trump admin is treating immigrants. It’s revolting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[twitter]

Anonymous wrote:I am not going to read anything against this guy for several reasons.

1. When an action is wrong it is wrong, no matter who is the recipient. In the United States, it doesn't matter if someone committed a crime, you still can't violate his human rights. It doesn't matter if someone once upon a time broke the law, you still can't shoot him in the back. We are discussing the actions of this administration, not the moral character of its victims.

2. The Trump administration always villifies victims (see Renee Good, Alex Pretti and EVERYONE else they have shot) as well as everyone they have detained ("the worst of the worst"). This is the MO and it has gotten old, tired, and is full of holes.

3. The Trump administration are proven fabricators of stories. They are liars. I no longer believe ANYTHING this government says. It is too bad because there are likely some truths mixed in with the lies but I no longer believe one single thing. This is what happens when you lie and lie again: the erosion of trust. If your lips are moving, I assume you are lying.

4. The Trump administration can break laws with impunity and the rest of us are held to an impossibly high standard. I reject this hypocrisy.

+1000

The effort to smear this guy is disgraceful

Literally a drug dealer who abandoned his family in Ireland.

Just give up, nobody need make any effort to “smear” him, he smeared himself.

If he’s all that, why did he bring himself to the attention of the media? Why did he ask the Irish government to intercede on his behalf with the Trump administration?

DP. For the record, The Guardian reported on the drug warrant.

I don’t care if he was Jeffrey Dahmer. His character and past is not the point. By being white and foreign, he is bringing attention to the way immigration authorities in the US treat visa overstayers (overstaying your visa, even by decades, is not a crime under current US law) and to the abhorrent conditions in US detention centers.

PP here. I agree with you 100% regarding the abhorrent and unlawful treatment of immigrants.

However, I think that’s only half of the story. To appeal to the majority of Americans, we also need to acknowledge that there’s no way that people like this should be in the US.

We can walk and chew gum at the same time. Recognize that a grotesquely broken immigration system requires an aggressive fix and also unequivocally reject Trump’s wanton cruelty.

That’s both the right thing to do and the winning political strategy here.

There shouldn’t be intentional cruelty, but it is also important to recognize that when law enforcement detains someone it isn’t going to be a trip to a resort. There are millions and millions of people in the US illegally and bringing the problem under control is going to be an immense effort.

There are some here who will insist that any enforcement at all is “cruel,” a bad faith strategy to change immigration law by making it impossible to enforce kindly enough for people who will never accept any enforcement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[twitter]

Anonymous wrote:I am not going to read anything against this guy for several reasons.

1. When an action is wrong it is wrong, no matter who is the recipient. In the United States, it doesn't matter if someone committed a crime, you still can't violate his human rights. It doesn't matter if someone once upon a time broke the law, you still can't shoot him in the back. We are discussing the actions of this administration, not the moral character of its victims.

2. The Trump administration always villifies victims (see Renee Good, Alex Pretti and EVERYONE else they have shot) as well as everyone they have detained ("the worst of the worst"). This is the MO and it has gotten old, tired, and is full of holes.

3. The Trump administration are proven fabricators of stories. They are liars. I no longer believe ANYTHING this government says. It is too bad because there are likely some truths mixed in with the lies but I no longer believe one single thing. This is what happens when you lie and lie again: the erosion of trust. If your lips are moving, I assume you are lying.

4. The Trump administration can break laws with impunity and the rest of us are held to an impossibly high standard. I reject this hypocrisy.

+1000

The effort to smear this guy is disgraceful

Literally a drug dealer who abandoned his family in Ireland.

Just give up, nobody need make any effort to “smear” him, he smeared himself.

If he’s all that, why did he bring himself to the attention of the media? Why did he ask the Irish government to intercede on his behalf with the Trump administration?

DP. For the record, The Guardian reported on the drug warrant.

I don’t care if he was Jeffrey Dahmer. His character and past is not the point. By being white and foreign, he is bringing attention to the way immigration authorities in the US treat visa overstayers (overstaying your visa, even by decades, is not a crime under current US law) and to the abhorrent conditions in US detention centers.

PP here. I agree with you 100% regarding the abhorrent and unlawful treatment of immigrants.

However, I think that’s only half of the story. To appeal to the majority of Americans, we also need to acknowledge that there’s no way that people like this should be in the US.

We can walk and chew gum at the same time. Recognize that a grotesquely broken immigration system requires an aggressive fix and also unequivocally reject Trump’s wanton cruelty.

That’s both the right thing to do and the winning political strategy here.

There shouldn’t be intentional cruelty, but it is also important to recognize that when law enforcement detains someone it isn’t going to be a trip to a resort. There are millions and millions of people in the US illegally and bringing the problem under control is going to be an immense effort.

There are some here who will insist that any enforcement at all is “cruel,” a bad faith strategy to change immigration law by making it impossible to enforce kindly enough for people who will never accept any enforcement.

No one insists that any enforcement at all is “cruel.” Zero people.

As a matter of fact, I am sickened by the fact that there is so little enforcement! ICE used to investigate actual crimes and now they are tackling Gardner's and shooting Americans in the face while the drug dealers have a field day and Trump pardons white collar criminals.

[Anonymous]

When Russians complain about our detention centers, you know it’s bad.