Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
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Re: Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
#2> Originally from County Kilkenny, Culleton has lived in the US for more than 20 years, is married to a US citizen and runs a plastering business in the Boston area.
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> Culleton said that when he was arrested he was carrying a Massachusetts driving licence and a valid work permit issued as part of an application for a green card that he initiated in April 2025. He has a final interview remaining.
Something doesn't add up. How do you live in the US for 20 years (I assume doing plastering work), and only just apply for a green card? Is it common for people to get an H1-B or something like that for such work? Even so, I'd think it would be relatively easy for an Irish person to jump from that to a green card (unlike someone from India or China).
Re: Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
#3> Originally from County Kilkenny, Culleton has lived in the US for more than 20 years, is married to a US citizen and runs a plastering business in the Boston area. > ... > Culleton said that when he was arrested he was carrying a Massachusetts driving licence and a valid work permit issued as part of an application for a green card that he initiated in April 2025. He has a final interview remaining. Something doesn…
It is not the same thing, but I have an aunt who lived in the US for some 30 years on a green card.
She had been working all that time (employed) and she owned an apartment in Miami. She didn't give a royal fuck about citizenship, and only acquired it some 10 or 15 years ago due to mounting pressure from family.
There is no doubt it was the best course of action given the current government actions.
Edit: Moreover, she practically can't speak english. Her spoken spanish has acquired a strong cuban ring, although she hasn't been to cuba, go figure.
Re: Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
#4Per article he owns a business.
Usually a pre-Green-Card work permit doesn't allow that (you need a GC to own a business).
This article is an example of sophisticated co-mingling of facts and omissions, designed to obfuscate the context.
Re: Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
#5> Originally from County Kilkenny, Culleton has lived in the US for more than 20 years, is married to a US citizen and runs a plastering business in the Boston area. > ... > Culleton said that when he was arrested he was carrying a Massachusetts driving licence and a valid work permit issued as part of an application for a green card that he initiated in April 2025. He has a final interview remaining. Something doesn…
It is not the same thing, but I have an aunt who lived in the US for some 30 years on a green card. She had been working all that time (employed) and she owned an apartment in Miami. She didn't give a royal fuck about citizenship, and only acquired it some 10 or 15 years ago due to mounting pressure from family. There is no doubt it was the best course of action given the current government actions. Edit: Moreover, s…
I think once you get citizenship, you are forever taxed on your world income. So it makes sense for some people to not do it.
Re: Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
#6> Originally from County Kilkenny, Culleton has lived in the US for more than 20 years, is married to a US citizen and runs a plastering business in the Boston area. > ... > Culleton said that when he was arrested he was carrying a Massachusetts driving licence and a valid work permit issued as part of an application for a green card that he initiated in April 2025. He has a final interview remaining. Something doesn…
Probably didn't want worldwide tax-serf status or FATCA banking clusterfuck until the immigration politics fiasco changed the calculus enough it was worth the drawbacks.
Re: Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
#7> Originally from County Kilkenny, Culleton has lived in the US for more than 20 years, is married to a US citizen and runs a plastering business in the Boston area. > ... > Culleton said that when he was arrested he was carrying a Massachusetts driving licence and a valid work permit issued as part of an application for a green card that he initiated in April 2025. He has a final interview remaining. Something doesn…
I imagine it’s in his wife’s name.
Re: Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
#8Per article he owns a business. Usually a pre-Green-Card work permit doesn't allow that (you need a GC to own a business). This article is an example of sophisticated co-mingling of facts and omissions, designed to obfuscate the context.
The bussiness can be lawfully owned by his US native wife.
There are possibilities, but as you say, the article is lacking.
Re: Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
#9Per article he owns a business. Usually a pre-Green-Card work permit doesn't allow that (you need a GC to own a business). This article is an example of sophisticated co-mingling of facts and omissions, designed to obfuscate the context.
Even with some co-mingling of facts, is 5 months detention still proportionate? That’s the crux of it.
Re: Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
#10Per article he owns a business. Usually a pre-Green-Card work permit doesn't allow that (you need a GC to own a business). This article is an example of sophisticated co-mingling of facts and omissions, designed to obfuscate the context.
Still shouldn’t warrant five months of detention.
Additional context: he claims ICE forged his signature on legal documents.
He should be free while the case proceeds. Seems like exactly the kind of person who is not a flight risk, because the entire reason he’s contesting it is because he’s built a life he doesn’t want to leave.