Trump administration grants deportation stay for ex-Irish Republican militant
By Louis Casiano | Fox News
A former member of a Northern Ireland militant group convicted of crimes committed during that country's sectarian conflict in the 1980s has been granted a temporary reprieve from deportation by the Trump administration, officials said Monday.
New York lawmakers from both parties lobbied for Malachy McAllister to be allowed to stay in the United States. He was scheduled to be deported last week before receiving a six-month stay, Reuters reported.
“As provided for under existing DHS policy, this stay has been granted as a courtesy to ensure Congress has the time and information it needs to consider the pending private immigration bill," a Department of Homeland Security spokesman told The Irish Times.
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