ICE Holds Man in Green Card Process Months After 20 Years in US: 'Torture'
Summary
Seamus Culleton, an Irish citizen, has been held in a detention facility in Texas for over five months while waiting for a decision on his green card application. Despite no criminal record, he was arrested by ICE and claims harsh living conditions. Legal challenges continue as officials denied his release on bond, although he has stated he never agreed to deportation.Key Facts
- Seamus Culleton is a 38-year-old Irish citizen living in the U.S. for over 20 years.
- He was arrested by ICE in September 2025 while returning from work in Massachusetts.
- Culleton had a valid work permit and was in the process of getting a green card.
- He has been held at El Paso Camp East Montana, a detention facility in Texas.
- He described the facility's conditions as severe and compared them to a "concentration camp."
- A judge approved his release on a $4,000 bond, but officials later denied this.
- Culleton claims he never signed documents agreeing to deportation, contrary to ICE's claims.
- He is married to a U.S. citizen and runs a plastering business in the U.S.
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