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

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Anonymous wrote:They could have sent him back to Ireland 5 months ago but instead are essentially keeping him in a concentration camp instead?

No, he has chosen to stay in detention. He will be released if he agrees to deportation. He will not be released back into the US absent legal status that allows him to stay. That status could be conferred by a judge pending his green card issuance, or not.

He has a right to a bond hearing, but they are illegally denying him that. That would get him out while he awaits a hearing on whether he actually violated any immigration law, which has not been determined. He missed his green card hearing because he’s locked up.

It’s quite likely his application had some fraud indicators. We don’t actually know what is going on behind the scenes.

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I also read he overstayed a 90 day tourist visa"

Oooh a serious crime indeed.
We are blacking out pedophile co-conspirator names and putting Irish husbands in jail??!

Put him on a plane to Ireland and be done with it.

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Anonymous wrote:This whole overstaying the visa argument is flawed. Yes he did, but that was in the last. It's like prosecuting someone for speeding 15 years ago.

His current situation:
Culleton entered the US in 2009 on a visa waiver programme and overstayed the 90-day limit but after marrying a US citizen, Tiffany Smyth, and applying for lawful permanent residence, he obtained a statutory exemption that allowed him to work, according to his lawyer, Ogor Winnie Okoye.

The detention prevented him from attending the final interview in October for his green card that would have confirmed his legal status, said Okoye. “It’s inexplicable that this man has been in detention.”

That’s ridiculous. More like he was speeding 15 years ago, and KEPT ON SPEEDING even though he knew the rules. The thing that changes is that enforcement has been increased.

It's not the same. We're talking about people's lives, not speeding.

All this bureaucracy creates crimes. If someone has no criminal history and can get a job with enough income to support themselves, they should be allowed to come and stay so long as they continue to meet that bar. What right do any of us have to tell anyone else that they can't move freely around this planet that belongs to us all? That people suffering violence poverty and corruption must stay and endure that because of where they happened to be born and who their parents were. It's stupid. All of this is stupid. Let people live.

Right? Why have borders or laws at all. We should all be free to move wherever we want, whenever we want.

I assume you're being sarcastic, but yes, essentially. So much of what we just accept as necessary and a fact of life contributes to so much unnecessary suffering. Why have we chosen to organize ourselves in ways that leave so many people so vulnerable?

People say they want this, but what they do not see is that it is the very protections that exist in our country (and others) are what made people want to come here in the first place. If we cannot define the boundaries of our country, then do laws apply? Where do they apply, and to whom?
Do we just make laws that apply to the entire planet? What if some people don’t like that?

No. What made this country rich and the reason people come here is because we stole their resources, enslaved their people, and destabilized their countries to enrich ourselves. They come here because there's nothing left in their homes, not because America is just so perfect and exceptional.

I don't know the solutions. But I can recognize that what we're doing now isn't working. We're cooking the planet, resources will become more scarce, and your borders will not save you (or your children and grandchildren) from the scramble to survive that is coming. If we mindlessly continue down this path, we will destroy ourselves.

Virtually everything in your first paragraph is historically inaccurate.

And your second paragraph is the kind of prognostication that makes people look very, very foolish indeed.

I prescribe a cocktail and perhaps few friends IRL.

I don't give a flying flip what you think. It doesn't change what is plainly obvious to anyone willing to look.

Yes, the apocalypse is surely upon us. Plainly obvious. All the result of the capitalist colonialist oppressors. Whatever shall we do?

Wring our hands and pontificate on a message board, of course!

Ok Pam Bondi.

The apocalypse IS upon us when we are imprisoning journalists and ignoring child trafficking

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Anonymous wrote:They could have sent him back to Ireland 5 months ago but instead are essentially keeping him in a concentration camp instead?

No, he has chosen to stay in detention. He will be released if he agrees to deportation. He will not be released back into the US absent legal status that allows him to stay. That status could be conferred by a judge pending his green card issuance, or not.

He has a right to a bond hearing, but they are illegally denying him that. That would get him out while he awaits a hearing on whether he actually violated any immigration law, which has not been determined. He missed his green card hearing because he’s locked up.

It’s quite likely his application had some fraud indicators. We don’t actually know what is going on behind the scenes.

So your rank speculation is somehow justification for indefinite detention in inhumane conditions? You people are sick.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd like to see his tax returns.

Exactly. It's highly doubtful he did.

And what is doubtful as well is that he was licensed as a plasterer in MA. This protects homeowners from shoddy work and ensures that if a plasterer removes something hazardous such as asbestos containing popcorn ceilings or tiles they are following proper procedures and not cutting corners. MA has strict rules on licensing:

Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) Registration: Any contractor (including a plasterer) who works on an existing, owner-occupied residential property with one to four units must register as an HIC if the total cost of labor and materials exceeds $500. This is a registration process with the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation.

There does not appear to be anyone with his name licensed.

This guy came to the US on the Visa Waiver Program that allows people traveling on certain passports, an Irish passport in his case, to enter the US without applying for a visa. That program allows people to visit the US for tourism for up to 90 days. The catch is that if you use this program to enter the US you waive your right to appeal your removal if you overstay the 90 days (with the exception of making an asylum claim and he said he didn't want to apply for asylum). The fact that a white guy at home depot gets pulled over after driving out of a home depot means his license plate was somehow flagged and this doesn't appear random.

This case rubs me the wrong way because there is reports of this individual complaining detentions is miserable in part because all the Hispanics stick together in detention and they don't speak English as if he doesn't really belong there because he is white and speaks English.

This is someone who could have legally migrated to ANY of the 27 European Union member states without needing visas, permits, or specific work authorization. He would have a leg up migrating to Canada or Australia as well. He has massive advantages that the vast majority of undocumented immigrants don't have who come here with no other options if they want to feed themselves and their families. I have much more sympathy for these migrants and wish for years and years and years there had been more uproar over these hardworking migrants getting deported. But of course the white Irish guy gets the media spotlight.

this is all speculation and he's been in prison for months. It's not right

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Anonymous wrote:They could have sent him back to Ireland 5 months ago but instead are essentially keeping him in a concentration camp instead?

No, he has chosen to stay in detention. He will be released if he agrees to deportation. He will not be released back into the US absent legal status that allows him to stay. That status could be conferred by a judge pending his green card issuance, or not.

He has a right to a bond hearing, but they are illegally denying him that. That would get him out while he awaits a hearing on whether he actually violated any immigration law, which has not been determined. He missed his green card hearing because he’s locked up.

It’s quite likely his application had some fraud indicators. We don’t actually know what is going on behind the scenes.

So your rank speculation is somehow justification for indefinite detention in inhumane conditions? You people are sick.

Is it speculation when we know that USCIS is no longer turning a blind eye to fraud flags?
I’m not justifying the detention in horrible conditions. That needs to be fixed. But this individual was not randomly picked up.

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Anonymous wrote:I also read he overstayed a 90 day tourist visa"

Oooh a serious crime indeed.
We are blacking out pedophile co-conspirator names and putting Irish husbands in jail??!

Put him on a plane to Ireland and be done with it.

He was offered the option of being put on a plane and declined it. It’s probably not too late to change his mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also read he overstayed a 90 day tourist visa"

Oooh a serious crime indeed.
We are blacking out pedophile co-conspirator names and putting Irish husbands in jail??!

Put him on a plane to Ireland and be done with it.

He was offered the option of being put on a plane and declined it. It’s probably not too late to change his mind.

There are rumors he has warrants back in Ireland.

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Anonymous wrote:Did he follow the proper procedures? I see he’s married to a US citizen and is trying to get a green card, but I also read he overstayed a 90 day tourist visa. So wouldn’t he need to go back to Ireland and wait there for some type of visa to come back or issuance of his green card?

It’s a sad situation, but he’s in ICE detention because he refuses to leave voluntarily and follow some sort of process?

So, he should follow the laws and rules…like “34 count Felon” Trump does?

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Anonymous wrote:I'd like to see his tax returns.

Maybe he and Trump could release theirs at the same time! Oh, wait…

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Anonymous wrote:This whole overstaying the visa argument is flawed. Yes he did, but that was in the last. It's like prosecuting someone for speeding 15 years ago.

His current situation:
Culleton entered the US in 2009 on a visa waiver programme and overstayed the 90-day limit but after marrying a US citizen, Tiffany Smyth, and applying for lawful permanent residence, he obtained a statutory exemption that allowed him to work, according to his lawyer, Ogor Winnie Okoye.

The detention prevented him from attending the final interview in October for his green card that would have confirmed his legal status, said Okoye. “It’s inexplicable that this man has been in detention.”

That’s ridiculous. More like he was speeding 15 years ago, and KEPT ON SPEEDING even though he knew the rules. The thing that changes is that enforcement has been increased.

It's not the same. We're talking about people's lives, not speeding.

All this bureaucracy creates crimes. If someone has no criminal history and can get a job with enough income to support themselves, they should be allowed to come and stay so long as they continue to meet that bar. What right do any of us have to tell anyone else that they can't move freely around this planet that belongs to us all? That people suffering violence poverty and corruption must stay and endure that because of where they happened to be born and who their parents were. It's stupid. All of this is stupid. Let people live.

Right? Why have borders or laws at all. We should all be free to move wherever we want, whenever we want.

You’re right. There should be no open borders. The last time this continent had open borders, All the Europeans came and killed off the majority of the continent’s inhabitant. The remaining few inhabitants the pro-open borders Europeans did not genocide were placed in prisons called reservations. To top it off, the European invaders who practiced open borders plied the remaining native population with poisons such as alcohol and infected diseased blankets. So no, this continent cannot try that open border bull crap again. After all, we cannot have a repeat.

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Anonymous wrote:They could have sent him back to Ireland 5 months ago but instead are essentially keeping him in a concentration camp instead?

No, he has chosen to stay in detention. He will be released if he agrees to deportation. He will not be released back into the US absent legal status that allows him to stay. That status could be conferred by a judge pending his green card issuance, or not.

He has a right to a bond hearing, but they are illegally denying him that. That would get him out while he awaits a hearing on whether he actually violated any immigration law, which has not been determined. He missed his green card hearing because he’s locked up.

It’s quite likely his application had some fraud indicators. We don’t actually know what is going on behind the scenes.

So your rank speculation is somehow justification for indefinite detention in inhumane conditions? You people are sick.

Is it speculation when we know that USCIS is no longer turning a blind eye to fraud flags?
I’m not justifying the detention in horrible conditions. That needs to be fixed. But this individual was not randomly picked up.

Yes, you are speculating because you have no actual information about fraud. If he committed fraud, then they can prove that in a hearing. But they are refusing to do that. Probably because they have no evidence and are instead using the indefinite detention and inhumane conditions to force him to agree to deportation. That’s their whole immigration strategy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I also read he overstayed a 90 day tourist visa"

Oooh a serious crime indeed.
We are blacking out pedophile co-conspirator names and putting Irish husbands in jail??!

Put him on a plane to Ireland and be done with it.

He was offered the option of being put on a plane and declined it. It’s probably not too late to change his mind.

There are rumors he has warrants back in Ireland.

Link or it didn't happen.

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Not sure if it's been noted yet but Cullenton's wife paid a $4000 bond for his release, but he was not released and the bond was not returned. What's the point of a bond, then?

"At a November hearing a judge approved his release on a $4,000 bond, which Smyth paid, but authorities continued to detain Culleton, initially without explanation."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/irish-man-seamus-culleton-ice-detention

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Anonymous wrote:They could have sent him back to Ireland 5 months ago but instead are essentially keeping him in a concentration camp instead?

No, he has chosen to stay in detention. He will be released if he agrees to deportation. He will not be released back into the US absent legal status that allows him to stay. That status could be conferred by a judge pending his green card issuance, or not.

He has a right to a bond hearing, but they are illegally denying him that. That would get him out while he awaits a hearing on whether he actually violated any immigration law, which has not been determined. He missed his green card hearing because he’s locked up.

It’s quite likely his application had some fraud indicators. We don’t actually know what is going on behind the scenes.

So your rank speculation is somehow justification for indefinite detention in inhumane conditions? You people are sick.

Is it speculation when we know that USCIS is no longer turning a blind eye to fraud flags?
I’m not justifying the detention in horrible conditions. That needs to be fixed. But this individual was not randomly picked up.

Yes, you are speculating because you have no actual information about fraud. If he committed fraud, then they can prove that in a hearing. But they are refusing to do that. Probably because they have no evidence and are instead using the indefinite detention and inhumane conditions to force him to agree to deportation. That’s their whole immigration strategy.

Summary deportation was a condition of his visa if he overstayed. I don’t know why they don’t just ship him home.