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BREAKING: Now Trump moves to deport veteran Belfast republican Gabe Megahey
https://belfastmedia.com ^ | July 11, 2025 | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir

Posted on 07/12/2025 4:15:50 AM PDT by 11th_VA

Gabe Megahey (82), one of a group of Irish republicans known as the "deportees" who had been allowed by President Clinton to remain in America, has been ordered to leave the United States by way of a letter from the Department of Homeland Security.

Others in the group, which includes Belfast H-Block escapees Terence Kirby and Kevin Barry Artt who live openly in California, seem, so far, not to have attracted the attention of the US authorities.

In 1983, Gabe Megahey was convicted in an FBI sting of trying to procure SAM missiles to enable the IRA to step up its campaign in the North. He served time in federal prison. However, he was not deported on his release in 1988. In the run-up to the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, President Clinton agreed to allow IRA members on the run and other former prisoners facing deportation to remain in the US.

Now the fate of those former prisoners remains unclear.

But questions are being asked about the letter to Belfast native Megahey who has been in the US since the 1970s. It's a single page document and is unsigned.

And legal observers point to possible inaccuracies in the letter.

Megahey, now a great grandfather, has been allowed remain in the United States over the years as a result of the annual granting of 'deferred status'.

The letter said all his government benefits will cease on Oct. 23 2025. Meghaey says that means he won’t be able to afford the medications he needs to manage a heart condition once that happens. “It would cost me $4,000 to $5,000 a month to pay for it on my own,” he said. “I can’t afford that. I’ll have to go home,” said Magahey, who was born in Ardoyne. He and his American born wife, Patricia McConnell Magahey have six children, 14 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

There is no reference to deferred status in the letter though it states that Megahey is "currently here because the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) paroled you into the United States for a limited period."

The letter, which is headed "Notice of Termination of Parole," warns Megahey to "not attempt to unlawfully remain in the United States - the federal government will find you. Please depart the United States immediately."

The letter makes no reference to Megahey's status in the U.S. as a father, grandfather and great-grandfather. It makes no reference to his American family whatsoever.

Megahey came to the U.S. in 1975. His presence was the subject of an immigration case in the mid-90s which was never fully adjudicated. He served time in federal custody but was subsequently allowed remain in the U.S. as a result of a 1997 decision by Janet Reno, who was U.S. Attorney General during the Clinton administration. That decision stayed deportation proceedings against seven alleged former IRA members including Gabe Megahey.

At the time, Megahey, then 54 and working as an operating engineer for a Manhattan construction company, told the NY Times the announcement was ''a powerful step forward.''

The Department of Homeland Security letter could, it is understood, lead to a possible reopening of the long ago immigration case. But initial efforts are being directed to finding out whether the unsigned letter was possibly sent out in error and/or who precisely sent it.

Megahey lived in New York State for a number of years but in recent times has been a resident of Delaware.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: 1975; 1983; 1988; 1997; 1998; belfast; california; dhs; europe; fartyshadesofgreen; gabemegahey; goodfridayagreememt; gwot; hblock; ira; ireland; irishrepublicanarmy; irishterrorists; janetreno; kevinbarryartt; magahay; mairtnomuilleoir; megahey; missiles; sammissiles; terencekirby; terrorists
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To: 11th_VA

But questions are being asked about the letter to Belfast native Megahey who has been in the US since the 1970s. It’s a single page document and is unsigned.

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where’s the auto pen when you need it?


21 posted on 07/12/2025 5:28:21 AM PDT by thinden (Buckle Up!)
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To: 11th_VA

Give the Irish back to Ireland...


22 posted on 07/12/2025 5:41:53 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER REV; NIEMOLLER)
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To: Nextrush

Someone may be paying a little trick on this guy. You know the Irish!

Trump doesn’t send out unsigned letters. Biden might but not Trump.


23 posted on 07/12/2025 5:49:02 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: 11th_VA

We don’t want the Irish!


24 posted on 07/12/2025 5:50:34 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: 11th_VA

“They’re always after me Lucky Charms!”


25 posted on 07/12/2025 5:52:08 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: 11th_VA

In this context “republican” means terrorist.


26 posted on 07/12/2025 5:53:02 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Kamala defines herself in just 4 words..."Nothing comes to mind.")
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To: Tennessee Nana

“They used the word veteran for a purpose...This guy is not an American citizen veteran...”

Thanks for the info, I didn’t read the article. It figures that the one White guy that Clinton let stay in the US is a terrorist.


27 posted on 07/12/2025 5:53:42 AM PDT by BobL
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To: dfwgator

Why are we paying 4000 to 5000 a month for this son of a bitches heart medication?
No.
Bye bye.


28 posted on 07/12/2025 5:54:01 AM PDT by desertsolitaire
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To: paulcissa

Trump hitting a european country for not 0laying nice with him. Clever. Let their media and politicians play with this threat for a while.


29 posted on 07/12/2025 6:07:42 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: dfwgator

Beat me to it :-)


30 posted on 07/12/2025 6:14:44 AM PDT by Ciaphas Cain
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To: Sirius Lee

Why should US tax payers pay for his medicine?


31 posted on 07/12/2025 6:15:29 AM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: 11th_VA

Sounds a bit like a hoax letter.

Anyway, 6 kids + 14 grandkids - everyone chips in $200/month for grandpops medication and all is well.


32 posted on 07/12/2025 6:25:09 AM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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To: 11th_VA

Sounds a bit like a hoax letter.

Anyway, 6 kids + 14 grandkids - everyone chips in $200/month for grandpops medication and all is well.


33 posted on 07/12/2025 6:25:09 AM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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To: Nextrush

Give North America back to the Indians. We can play this game Allll Day long.


34 posted on 07/12/2025 6:57:13 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the change, you are filthy animal !)
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To: 11th_VA

Allowed by President Clinton to remain in America.

Gabe Megahey was convicted in an FBI sting of trying to procure SAM missiles.

The D stench lingers


35 posted on 07/12/2025 7:03:15 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: MotorCityBuck

Made me laugh...


36 posted on 07/12/2025 7:25:11 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Democracy to Demo rats is stealing other peoples money for their use, no matter how idiotic)
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To: 11th_VA
In 1983, Gabe Megahey was convicted in an FBI sting of trying to procure SAM missiles

Oh, how mean of Trump to deport him over such a small offense.

37 posted on 07/12/2025 7:25:42 AM PDT by libertylover (The HBM (Has Been Media) is almost all AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: BobL

In the title


38 posted on 07/12/2025 7:26:48 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: jerod

Mebbe if this TWOT were to go back to Ireland he might be able to help get rid of the present pro-criminal alien invaders that have ruined the country.


39 posted on 07/12/2025 7:59:15 AM PDT by bobbo666
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To: 11th_VA

Silliness… the war in Northern Ireland ended almost 30 years ago. He has no negative activity since the war ended or even since his conviction in the early 80s. What is the point of this? To lock him up in an Irish prison?
This is pointless. Maybe it’s us kissing some British ass again.

On the bright side, Ireland might need him again soon.


40 posted on 07/12/2025 8:00:01 AM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI….There’s really not much to)
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