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Irish Man Malachy McAllister Surrenders-Will be Deported by Trump
Malachy McAllister Surrenders, Will be Deported by Trump to Ireland
Malachy McAllister is expected to be flown back to Ireland 10 June. The Irish man was met with dozens of supporters before he surrendered
Irish Central, 10 JUN 2020
Malachy McAllister (second from left) was met by dozens of supporters before he surrendered himself to authorities in Newark, New Jersey on 9 June
Malachy McAllister and his supporters have been battling his deportation back to Ireland for years.
Irish man Malachy McAllister, who has been living in the US for more than two decades, officially surrendered himself to authorities in New Jersey on Tuesday, following a lengthy battle for him to remain in the US.
McAllister will reportedly be held in jail overnight in New Jersey before being deported to Ireland
In 1998, McAllister, his wife Bernadette (who has since passed away), and their four children fled Northern Ireland for the US after pro-British loyalists fired 26 rounds of ammunition into their home.
McAllister and his children have lived in New Jersey for over 20 years; he has been granted multiple stays of removal by the US Department of Homeland Security since 2007.
On June 8, supporters announced that a “March with Malachy McAllister” would be held outside of the Peter Rodino Federal Building in Newark, New Jersey on June 9 as a show of support for the Irish man.
It was also organized “the hope that someone in government might take notice of this atrocity.”
On Tuesday morning, dozens of people gathered to support McAllister before he ultimately turned himself in. Among that crowd was Dan Dennehy, the immigration director with the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH). McAllister is a member of the AOH, who has been steadfast in demanding that McAllister's deportation be halted.
Dennehy told IrishCentral that the gathering on June 9 included McAllister’s family, friends, supporters, and more than 50 members of the AOH.
The group was led by a bagpiper, and Sean Ruane sang “Only Our Rivers Run Free.” Father Brian Jordan gave McAllister a blessing, a video of which was shared on the “Keep Malachy McAllister in the U.S.” Facebook page:
The caption alongside the video of the blessing read: “Shortly after that, we were informed that they are detaining him [McAllister] overnight in the Elizabeth detention center and flying him by himself in a medical transport plan back to Ireland.
“So instead of granting a short term medical extension whereby Malachy could recuperate and travel back via commercial air, DHS / ICE is detaining him in a jail overnight and using hundreds of thousands of tax dollars funds to fly him home to claim victory.”
The caption added that one of McAllister’s children said: “Just learned that my Dad called before he had to hand his phone in. He is being transported to the detention center and will be spending the night there, he will be deported tomorrow.”
The Facebook page also shared the video of McAllister entering the federal building at 12 noon, accompanied by his attorney Diane George:
Dennehy told IrishCentral that “Malachy spoke eloquently about his support, particularly from the AOH" before he entered the federal building.
“His collarbone may be broken, but he was completely unbowed,” Dennehy said, adding: “How ICE could spend tens of thousands of dollars to send him home in the middle of a pandemic with a broken collarbone in an air ambulance is beyond me.”
Afterward, the Facebook page said: “Our fight is not over. We did everything in our power. On behalf of Malachy and his family thank you.”
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