In recent weeks, the story of Kilkenny man Seamus Culleton has come to the fore as an Irishman living and working in America who is being detained by the US immigration police ICE. He has described the conditions in the detention centre as like a "modern-day concentration camp" but, since his story came to the public's attention, reports have emerged relating to Mr Culleton's past including his estranged daughters and cases before the courts.

Source: Irish Examiner February 21, 2026 05:05 UTC