Seamus Culleton
Seamus Culleton is an Irish immigrant from Glenmore, Co Kilkenny, who has been living in the United States for over 20 years. He is married to a US citizen and owns a plastering business in the Boston area. Culleton has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement since September 2025 despite having a valid work permit and no criminal record.
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Seamus Culleton is facing deportation from the US after overstaying his visa.
Double standards in evidence over the Seamus Culleton case are hard to take – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-02-18
Culleton’s experience puts a familiar Irish face on the ordeal of thousands of migrants swept up in the current US crackdown.
bringing cruelty closer to home – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-18
Seamus Culleton's deportation from the US has been postponed by a court order.
Court orders postponement of Irishman Seamus Culleton’s deportation from US – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-17
Seamus Culleton is an Irishman being held in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement prison in El Paso, Texas, enduring an immigration nightmare.
Is Seamus Culleton paying for Ireland’s ‘woke’ visa approach? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-17
Seamus Culleton is an Irishman detained in an Ice facility in Texas for the past five months.
Seamus Culleton’s Ice story gives Kieran Cuddihy his first real Liveline moment – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-13
Seamus Culleton has spent five months in US custody and faces deportation despite having a valid work permit.
Irishman held by ICE was issued warrant over 2009 drug offense in Ireland | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
United Kingdom· 2026-02-13
Seamus Culleton is facing drugs charges and is currently held in a detention camp in Texas pending deportation.
Seamus Culleton was facing drugs charges at the time he moved to United States – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-12
Seamus Culleton has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement since September and is at risk of deportation.
Seamus Culleton at risk of deportation from US ‘any day now’, lawyer says – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-12
Seamus Culleton is described as an Irishman detained in a Texan facility, which has been criticized as a concentration camp.
White House shamrock ceremony now worth about as much as a Melania meme coin – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-12
Seamus Culleton is being held in a detention camp in Texas pending deportation from the United States.
Has US law changed? What is the legal advice? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-12
Seamus Culleton has been held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement for five months despite having a valid work permit.
Irish man held in ICE detention for five months faces ‘dire conditions’, wife says | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)United Kingdom· 2026-02-11Seamus Culleton is an Irishman living in the United States who is being detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement service.
Irishman detained in Texas overstayed 90-day visitor’s visa issued in 2009 – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-11
Seamus Culleton, an Irish man held in ICE detention, fears for his life and has appealed for help from Ireland’s government.
Irish man held in ICE detention says he fears for his life and asks Ireland for help | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)United Kingdom· 2026-02-10Seamus Culleton, an Irishman living in the United States, has been held by Ice since being arrested last September.
Several Irish citizens detained by Ice in US sought official help, says Government – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-10
Seamus Culleton has spent five months in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention despite having a valid work permit and no criminal record.
Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)United Kingdom· 2026-02-09
Seamus Culleton has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) and describes his experience as 'a torture'.
Irishman detained by Ice appeals to Taoiseach to raise case with Trump amid ‘torture’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-09Seamus Culleton is an Irishman living in the United States who has been held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement since September 2025 despite having no criminal record.
Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-09