Number of Irish citizens deported from US rises by more than 50%

Deportations of Irish citizens from the United States have surged by over 50% in 2025, with 99 people removed between January and September compared to 60 during the previous fiscal year. Immigration attorneys attribute this spike to heightened enforcement under President Trump's administration, noting that many deportees lack criminal records or only have minor past offenses. One case involves an Irish woman who has lived in America since childhood and holds a green card, yet faces deportation over two fraud convictions from writing bad checks totaling $71 over a decade ago.