NY chapter reprint + Albany 199F-324 · p.94

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Irish Northern Aid Committee
In September, l971,
tried to enter the
United :States biit was seized by united States Immigration
and Naturalization Service (INs) officials and deported to
Ireland. During the l98l, FBI investiqation which lead
to the: arrest of Michael Flannery and
was observed by FBI Agents entering the home of
in Brooklyn, Nev York.1
During his stay at
met with numerous PiRA supporters including
Michael Flannery
and
During
asubsequent search of
home,
[rish
passport was seized.
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Because
lillegally entered the:. Uni.ted
States after previously being deporte&, he became the
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subject 'of a United States INs felony warrant.
On May 17, 1984,
and another
were arrested by FEI and US INS Anti-Smuiggling
Unit members as they were entering an apartment building in
Queens, New York.- The two men were planning to attend a
of NORAID member
were driven to the event by
a NORAiD member who was
Flannery and
On May 18, 1984,
was
s deported to Ireland and on
July 2, 1984,
was deported tc. Ireland after he plead guilty
to the immigration felony charges.
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A review of documents seize& from
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showed that the men collected between
Most of their contacts
Among the contacts of the two men were
and
is in
for
NORATD, and has
been in contact witr. numerous PiRA men when they
traveled to
toe
Uni.ted States.
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