'Things are not looking good' for Cork man facing deportation from US

The American wife of an Irish man who has been threatened with deportation from the USA has said it is “so unfair” that possession of marijuana for personal use charges from “many years ago” are halting his bid for citizenship.

Update 10.30am: Senator Billy Lawless has acknowledged that “things are not looking good” for Fermoy man Keith Byrne who was arrested by ICE officials while on his way to work in Philadelphia last Wednesday.

Mr Byrne, a married father of three originally from Cork, has lived in the US for 12 years and runs his own business.