Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 December 2004
180 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of ongoing deportation cases of Irish citizens from the United States that are being dealt with by his Department; and the number of Irish citizens that have been deported each year for the past five years from the United States. [33305/04]
View answerMy Department is aware of eight Irish nationals awaiting deportation from the United States. Figures published by the US Office of Immigration Statistics report that 290 Irish nationals were deported from the United States between 1999 and 2004. Of these, 191 were categorised by the United States authorities as "non-criminal" deportations and are likely to have arisen from immigration offences. The embassy in Washington and our network of consulates continue to work closely with Irish citizens in vulnerable circumstances in the United States. Through the ongoing efforts of our embassy and my own contacts and those of my Cabinet colleagues with political leaders in the United States, I will continue to encourage and support measures that would benefit Irish citizens in the United States.
