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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AG
MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2000
(202) 616-2777
WWW.USDOJ.GOV
TDD (202) 514-1888
STATEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO
REGARDING TERMINATION OF DEPORTATION
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SIX ALIENS
WASHINGTON, DC - The Attorney General today announced that
deportation proceedings would be terminated against six aliens. The
Attorney General issued the following statement:
- "I have been advised by the Secretary of State that
terminating deportation proceedings against six aliens who have
engaged in activity on behalf of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and
foregoing proceedings against three others would serve the interests
of United States foreign policy by contributing to the course of
reconciliation reflected in the Good Friday Accord. The Secretary
further believes that terminating or foregoing proceedings will
encourage constructive action by the parties toward a lasting peace
at an important juncture in the implementation of that Accord. I
have been informed by the National Security Advisor that he agrees
with the Secretary's foreign policy judgment.
- "Accordingly, in order to support and promote the process of
reconciliation that has begun in Northern Ireland, I have today
directed the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to offer
to terminate deportation proceedings against the six Irish aliens,
and to forego proceedings against the three additional aliens.
- "The Secretary of State and the National Security Advisor
have requested this action knowing that each of these aliens is
illegally present in the United States or otherwise subject to
deportation, and that each has committed crimes that would
ordinarily augment the government's interest in their prompt
deportation. The Secretary and the National Security Advisor have
requested this exercise of discretion based on their determination
that the very significant foreign policy interests at stake in the
Northern Ireland peace process warrant such action. I have been
advised that the British and Irish governments have been consulted,
and that this action parallels their efforts to reintegrate former
paramilitary prisoners into society in support of the peace
process."
The six whose proceedings were suspended are: Brian Pearson, Gabriel
Megahey, Noel Gaynor, Gerald McDade, Robert McErlean, and Matthew
Morrison. The three who were never in proceedings are: Don Mulholland,
Kevin Crossan, and a third individual who is currently a legal permanent
resident whose records are covered by the Privacy Act.
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