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Irish man detained for months in 'concentration camp' by ICE
An Irishman who has been detained by ICE for five months has described the facilities as "like a modern-day concentration camp".
Seamus Culleton said he would like Irish premier Micheal Martin to raise his case with US President Donald Trump during his meeting at the White House in March. Mr Culleton, who is originally from Co Kilkenny, has been living in the US for nearly 20 years and is married to a US citizen.
He was detained by ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents in September 2025 while driving home after finishing work, describing how several cars appeared around him. He was asked if he had a green card, and he said he did not, but said he was married to a US citizen, had a work permit and was due to receive his green card.
However, he was detained and initially put into a holding cell in Massachusetts, before being taken to New York, and then to the detention centre in El Paso in Texas. Mr Culleton claims ICE agents tried to get him to sign deportation papers, which he refused to do.
He described the detention centre in El Paso as "horrible" and "filthy.
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