(Bad) Luck of the Irish

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Came in on a 90-day visa 16 yers ago and decided he likes it here; so sad.

Sen. Ed Markey's office posted this at 4 o'clock on Thursday, well after it was revealed by Irish media that Irish illegal alien Seamus Culleton had warrants for his arrest over drug charges in 2009, so technically, he's a fugitive from the law as well as an illegal immigrant. Attention was brought to Culleton's case when CBS News picked up a radio interview he'd done on Monday, telling an Irish interviewer that ICE detention was like a modern-day concentration camp, and that he feared for his life, as staff at the ICE detention facility had killed people.

Assistant DHS Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin told CBS News that Culleton "was offered the chance to instantly be removed to Ireland but chose to stay in ICE custody."

Why would poor Seamus choose to stay here in the U.S. in an ICE detention center rather than return to the old sod, where he’s actually wanted? Here’s a clue: “wanted” has a deeper meaning in this case.

Irish 'Innocent Overstayer' Seamus Culleton Is Actually a Fugitive

Yesterday, we told you about an Irish illegal who overstayed his visa for decades and is now detained awaiting deportation. By the way, he can leave and go home to Ireland today if he wants. He refuses. He is choosing a 'concentration camp', according to Leftists, rather than going to his home in Ireland. Makes you wonder. Anyway, today the rest of the story was revealed. 

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  • After receiving due process, he was issued a final order of removal by a judge on Sept 10, 2025. -

  • He was offered immediate removal to Ireland but CHOSE to stay in custody to fight the law. -

  • An arrest warrant was issued for Culleton in Ireland in 2009 shortly after he arrived in the U.S. relating to charges of possession of drugs for sale or supply and obstructing a police officer. -

  • We are a nation of laws - not a nation of exceptions for political theater.

UPDATE: Stories like this will only strengthen Seamus’s decision to stay put:

Winter Olympics ice hockey match leads to capture of fugitive thief after 16 years on the run

A Slovak fugitive who spent nearly two decades dodging Italian authorities was finally caught this week when he showed up in Milan to cheer on his national hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The 44-year-old, who had an arrest warrant issued against him 16 years ago, was arrested Wednesday night — foiling his plans to attend Slovakia’s opening men’s ice hockey match against Finland, the local Carabinieri police force said in a statement.

Cops said the unidentified man was wanted for a string of shop thefts he allegedly carried out in 2010.

After checking into a guesthouse on the outskirts of Milan, authorities quickly tracked him down and hauled him off to San Vittore prison, police said.