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| 2004-04-25 |
| A JUDGE ruled that a man convicted of aiding in the 1988 killings of two British soldiers in Ulster committed a "purely political" crime and should not be deported, a United States government official said. An immigration judge said that the motive of Sean O’Cealleagh is not grounds for his removal from the US. O’Cealleagh, 35, was arrested in February after returning to LA from a visit to Ireland. The US government was seeking his deportation for committing a crime of ‘moral turpitude.’ |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Wouldn't you consider AQ and Hamas to be engaged in political killing? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-04-25 12:47:18 PM |
| #5 SH, the immigration judge's name is Rose Peters. |
| Posted by: GK 2004-04-25 12:07:04 PM |
| #4 RKB - this would be a Federal judge - not a State judge |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-04-25 9:06:36 AM |
| #3 O'Cealleagh, who was convicted for aiding and abetting in the murders, spent 81/2 years in prison and was freed in 1998 .... He emigrated to the United States in 1999 and was granted permanent residency in 2001. .... the government has 30 days to appeal. Did he admit this in his application for residency? If he didn't, he ought to be simply deported for making false statements in his application. We still deport Ukrainians whose immigration applications contained false statements about their activities during World War Two. If he did admit his criminal record, then the INS official who granted him residency should be fired. . |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-04-25 8:45:38 AM |
| #2 This is utter stupidity. Murder is murder, no matter what the alleged political motive. Californians need to think long and hard about who they put on the bench. |
| Posted by: rkb 2004-04-25 7:01:19 AM |
| #1 Fred, I found more information at SF Gate.com, but still haven't found the name of the judge. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-04-25 2:38:24 AM |