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Post by Frenchie on Aug 22, 2009 12:02:17 GMT 1
Maze prison escaper Pól Brennan has been deported from the United States and has arrived back in Ireland, US immigration officials have said. The Belfast man was arrested at a border checkpoint in Texas in 2008 because his US work permit had expired. He escaped from the Maze in 1983, along with 37 other republican prisoners.Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said he had been taken from a Texas detention centre and transported to Shannon Airport in Limerick. In an interview with the Belfast Telegraph Mr Brennan said he had been shackled during the six-hour flight and was met by members of his family at Shannon. He said he would stay in the Republic for quite a while before deciding if he would travel to Northern Ireland. Union politicians have said Mr Brennan should be returned to jail. He had appealed to the head of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, to overturn the decision, but his lawyer said this had failed. Last November, a federal immigration judge ruled he should be deported from the US. Full Report >>Attachments:
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