Irish Man with Valid US Work Permit Held in ICE Detention for Five Months, Faces Deportation
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Summary
An Irish man, Seamus Culleton, who has lived in the US for two decades, married a US citizen, and runs a plastering business, has been held in ICE detention for five months and faces deportation despite having a valid work permit and no criminal record. He was arrested during a random immigration sweep while buying supplies at a hardware store. His lawyer describes him as a "model immigrant" who has become a victim of a capricious and inept immigration system.
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Culleton is married to a US citizen and runs a plastering business in the Boston area
He was arrested in a random immigration sweep while buying supplies at a hardware store
He has spent five months in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention and faces deportation despite having a valid work permit and no criminal record
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