Overview
- Seamus Culleton, 38, was arrested Sept. 9 outside a Saugus Home Depot and remains held at ERO El Paso Camp East Montana after transfers from the Northeast.
- Homeland Security says an immigration judge issued a final removal order in September 2025 and that a pending green card and work permit do not confer lawful status.
- Culleton’s attorney disputes government documents that allegedly show he consented to deportation and says a $4,000 bond was rescinded the day after it was posted.
- Irish media report outstanding Irish court warrants tied to 2008 drug-related charges and a 2009 failure to appear; his counsel notes a warrant is not a conviction and says he had no U.S. criminal record.
- Culleton and his supporters allege harsh detention conditions and significant weight loss, which DHS rejects, while Ireland’s foreign minister says consular assistance is underway.