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Irish Citizen Detained for Five Months, Wife Pleads for Help

2/13/2026

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Seamus Culleton, Irish citizen with a valid work permit, has been detained by ICE for five months in Texas after Sept. 9, 2025 arrest outside Home Depot.
He has lived in the United States for nearly 20 years and is married to a U.S. citizen.
His wife, Tiffany, has urged the Irish government to raise his case with U.S. President Donald Trump, highlighting concerns about immigration policy and detainee treatment.

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Seamus Culleton, Irish citizen with a valid work permit, has been detained by ICE for five months in Texas after Sept. 9, 2025 arrest outside Home Depot.
He has lived in the United States for nearly 20 years and is married to a U.S. citizen.
His wife, Tiffany, has urged the Irish government to raise his case with U.S. President Donald Trump, highlighting concerns about immigration policy and detainee treatment.