Father describes 'awful fortnight' as Keith Byrne temporarily released from US prison
The father of a Cork man who is facing deportation says his detention by US officials and the uncertainty around his son’s future is taking its toll.
Keith Byrne travelled to the US in 2007 on a visa-waiver programme but overstayed his visa, and he subsequently set up his own business in Philadelphia, married an American woman and started a family.
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