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Irishman held in 'filthy' ICE facility in Texas given 10-day reprieve from deportation
Seamus Culleton’s deportation is delayed 10 business days by a court as his lawyers seek review, citing his marriage to a US citizen and lack of criminal record.
- The First Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay on Seamus Culleton's deportation on Friday, February 13, 2025, pausing removal for ten business days and ordering the U.S. government to respond.
- Seamus Culleton entered the US long ago under the visa‑waiver programme and was arrested last year near his Massachusetts home, then transferred to an ICE detention camp in El Paso.
- Reportedly aged 38, Seamus Culleton detailed severe conditions in ICE detention centre in El Paso, Texas, with 72 people in a 16ft by 35ft tent described as `like a concentration camp, absolute hell`.
- The US Department of Homeland Security disputes BOS Legal Group's claims, stating Culleton had a final removal order last year and was offered removal to Ireland. Tricia McLaughlin said he chose to stay in detention.
- With international attention, the First Circuit Court of Appeals may test whether visa‑waiver overstayers can contest removal, following a January Texas ruling that limited such challenges.
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