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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

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Post by empath75 »

vilhelm_s wrote: post #17

There is a copy of a court order here which gives more legal details [ https://www.universalhub.com/files/attachments/2026/culleton... ] > The Fifth Circuit has held that the VWP statute “‘unambiguously’ limits an alien’s means of contesting removal solely to an application for asylum.” McCarthy v. Mukasey, 555 F.3d 459, 460 (5th Cir. 2009) (citation omitted). And once an individual violates the terms of the VWP by r…

People should know the legal context of this, which is that the Fifth Circuit is out of step with every other circuit in the country on this.

Re: Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months

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Post by diggyhole »

palmotea wrote: post #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. > ... > 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…

We call this getting paid under the table.

Re: Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months

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Post by culi »

Someone1234 wrote: post #16

I'd strongly suggest people read the article instead of discussing the title. - Unsafe conditions in detention. - Detained people fighting over food (due to insufficient amount). - A fake signature(!). Violating a judge's orders. - Multiple US Constitution violations (which, yes, does apply to non-citizens/work-visa holders/even illegal immigrants). This is a "hero case," but if this is happening here, imagine what p…

I also strongly suggest people read the ACLU's report Resistance, Retaliation, Repression: Two Years in California Immigration Detention. It's from before Trump 2 but no doubt the issues raised in here have only gotten worse

https://www.aclunorcal.org/publications/resistance-retaliati...

Some of those issues:

- forced labor in order to afford to eat. The $1/day "Voluntary Work Program" is necessary to afford enough food and there is retaliation if you refuse (including solitary confinement). CoreCivic sells your labor

- dozens of documented deaths from forced labor and medical neglect

- extensive use of solitary confinement often for "minor disciplinary infractions or as a form of retaliation for participating in hunger strikes or for submitting complaints"

Re: Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months

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Post by tty456 »

Someone1234 wrote: post #16

I'd strongly suggest people read the article instead of discussing the title. - Unsafe conditions in detention. - Detained people fighting over food (due to insufficient amount). - A fake signature(!). Violating a judge's orders. - Multiple US Constitution violations (which, yes, does apply to non-citizens/work-visa holders/even illegal immigrants). This is a "hero case," but if this is happening here, imagine what p…

Add to that : "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". Such bullshit

Re: Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months

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Post by exe34 »

palmotea wrote: post #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. > ... > 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…

Do you really think it would make a difference? POTUS and his entourage have been lying to us on TV while we watch the same clips of their ICEtapo shooting people in the face for brandishing a phone and calling them domestic terrorists. They've picked up people during their citizenship ceremony. Do you seriously think that a piece of paper would make the slightest bit of difference?

Re: Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months

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Post by tty456 »

profsummergig wrote: post #4

Per 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.

You should back up "usually"

Re: Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months

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Post by dietr1ch »

profsummergig wrote: post #4

Per 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.

Shoes not tied properly? => 5 months in jail, it's only right.

You seem to be searching for the slightest absurdity to justify any of this happening.

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