Illegal Irish subject to heavy-handed treatment by US, says FG

THE US Ambassador should be asked to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs to discuss the heavy-handed treatment of Irish people living illegally in the States, a leading opposition spokesman said yesterday.

Bernard Allen, Fine Gael Spokesman on Foreign Affairs, made the call yesterday when expressing concern about the manner in which “undocumented” Irish are detained by US authorities before being deported to Ireland.

He said the committee should invite the Ambassador James Kenny to discuss the matter as early as possible in 2005.