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The
McAllister family’s case enjoys the widespread support of many
groups and individuals in the United States, as well as the support of many Congressional leaders.
However, the family remains in grave danger of deportation and we
must keep the pressure on until that threat is lifted.
Please add your voice to those of
many other American citizens and elected
representatives in urging the Bureau of Homeland Security and the
office of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement to grant political asylum in
this country to
Malachy and Bernadette McAllister and their family.
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If
you wish to send a donation to help defray the legal costs in what
may be an extensive legal battle, please make checks payable to
Smith Dornan & Shea PC, mark as “McAllister Legal Defense Fund”,
and send to:
Smith,
Dornan & Dehn
110 East 42nd Street, Suite 1303
New York, NY 10017
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A sampling of the many American organizations
which have come out in support of the McAllister
Family:
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  The
Ancient
Order of Hibernians are the largest and most
respected Irish fraternal organization in America and counts
Malachy McAllister among its members. The AOH and its
National President, Ned McGinley, have been outspoken in their
desire to have the McAllister's remain residents of the U.S.
The costs of this website have been underwritten with a
generous grant from
AOH Division 8 of Nassau County, New
York.
Click here to
read the text of Malachy McAllister's speech to the AOH/LAOH
2004 National Convention...
Click here
to view a resolution passed in July 2005 by the North
Carolina AOH State Board in support of the McAllister Family |
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The
IRISH AMERICAN UNITY CONFERENCE
a nationwide, nonpartisan, nonsectarian, chapter-based human rights organization working
for justice and peace in Ireland. It is a wholly American
501c(4) organization which advocates the end of British
colonial occupation and the peaceful reunification of Ireland.
It endeavors to achieve these goals by working through the
American democratic process. Individually, our members
represent every occupational and educational stratum in the
United States.
Click
here to read the text of Malachy McAllister's speech to the
IAUC in Chicago on August 1, 2004... |
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Click here to view a letter sent by Patrick
J. Lynch, President of New York City's police
union (PBA) to President George Bush, Homeland Security
Secretary Tom Ridge, Attorney General John Ashcroft and many
members of Congress, championing the McAllister's cause from a
law enforcement point of view. As someone with firsthand
experience of the damage that actual terrorists can cause the
United States, he stresses his confidence that Malachy
McAllister and his family present no danger to their adopted
country and deserve its shelter. |
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The members of the
Brehon Law Societies are a talented and dedicated
attorneys and other people interested in turning the promise
of human rights into reality. They have championed the cause
of the McAllister family and the other Irish political émigrés
resident in the U.S. who face the danger of deportation.
Click here to read
the text of Malachy McAllister's speech to the Brehon Law
Society Dinner in March 2004 honoring Sen. Hillary Rodham
Clinton...
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 On
March 15, 2002, in the City of Chicago, the
Irish Deportees of America Committee
was formed. The deportees represented in this committee are in
full agreement with the Good Friday Agreement in regards to
the north of Ireland and with this in mind, we ask for your
support.
The deportees represented on this committee, including Malachy
McAllister, have individual cases pending within the United
States. They all have wives and children that will be affected
by any action taken against them by the pending U.S.
deportation orders. These men and their family's lives have
been threatened if they are sent back to Ireland
involuntarily. They have lived productive and peaceful lives
for decades in the United States and would like the privilege
to stay and live in America permanently. |
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"A united voice of Irish American support for freedom and
justice in Ireland and a powerful weight on the side of
peace, Irish Northern Aid plays a major role in promoting
self-determination and reconciliation in Ireland."-
Gerry Adams, MP, Sinn Féin President
Click here to review
statements of support from INA. |
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The purpose in forming this organization was
to provide the means "to encourage and assist any movement
that would tend to bring about the national independence of
Ireland." They include strong support of the McAllister
Family's cause among their activities. |
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Some of the many public figures
which have come out in support of the McAllister Family: |
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Bernadette and Malachy McAllister with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, NY |
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Malachy McAllister and Sen. Charles Schumer, NY |
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Malachy McAllister and Patrick J. Lynch, Pres., NYC PBA |
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Malachy McAllister and former Gov. Jim McGreevy, NJ |
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Malachy McAllister (right) acknowledges the efforts of Congressman Steve Rothman in helping him and his family stay in the U.S. |
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Malachy with Rep. Eliot Engel |
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