Daughter of Irish man detained by ICE expresses no sympathy, hopes for his deportation
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Summary
The article reports on Heather Morrissey, daughter of Seamus Culleton, an Irish man detained by ICE in the US since September 2025. Morrissey expresses no sympathy for her father and hopes he gets deported back to Ireland. Culleton entered the US in 2009 on a tourist visa and overstayed his allowed 90 days. The daughter's comments were made during an interview on Newstalk's Lunchtime Live, revealing a strained family relationship amid immigration enforcement proceedings.
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Speaking on Lunchtime Live on Newstalk on Wednesday, Heather Morrissey opened up on her relationship with her and her estranged father and went so far as to say she hopes he is deported back to Ireland.
Mr Culleton, a Kilkenny native, had entered the United States in 2009 on a tourist visa and never left following the allowed 90 days.
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