Pol Brennan. Paul Brennan Support Web Site

May 14, 2008

I am writing from my cell here at the Port Isabel Detention Center in Texas . I would like to thank everyone who has taken time to write me letters, sent me cards, and purchased and sent in the books that have been listed on this site and elsewhere. All these things help make my days in here much more tolerable than they otherwise would be.

And to everyone who has shown interest and concern about my case and has contributed, no matter how little, you have my heartfelt thanks. As the case progresses we will update the site to keep you all informed as to how individuals can further help in whatever ways reveal themselves.

I would also bring to your attention the plight of other Irish Republican ex-prisoners who have made their homes here in the US, who are, like myself, being harassed by Homeland Security and are living under the constant threat of similar treatment as myself. There will be more information on all this presented as we get it coming in the weeks ahead.

Again, many, many thanks.

Pol Brennan

Pol Brennan

#A88 785 324

Port Isabel Detention Center

Delta 1

27991 Buena Vista Blvd

Los Fresnos, TX 78566

Letter expressing concern

of treatment of Pol Brennan's

A letter that was recently sent to the Consul-General for United States of America By Paul Lynch MP, Member of Australian Labor Party on behalf of the Brehon Law Society of Australia. We sincerely thank him for his support of Pol and his family. The injustice of Pol's imprisonment is being heard far and wide.

Statement of support from Coiste na nIarchimi

I wish to express my solidarity to Pol Brennan and express my hope for an early release. No doubt we all send our best wishes to Pol’s partner in the US and his family here in Belfast.

I received a letter from Pol last week. Needless to say, under the circumstances of a long incarceration, Pol sounds up beat and resolute in his quest for justice. Pol’s many years of incarceration in the 1980s and 90s in the US had taught him to be patient and expect the very worse.

The peace process in Ireland and the agreement had set about the eventual release of Pol Brennan and other former Irish republican prisoners both here in Ireland and in the US. Pol had gained a work permit and went about building a life for himself. Then this January Pol was arrested without charge in Texas and has been held in solitary confinement since. It is this harsh incarceration that must be challenged by all of us.

On 26^th day of April The California State Boards of the Ancient Order of Hibernians AND the Ladies AOH met in San Diego where they passed motions of support for Pol Brennan and his family the resolutions read as follows

Statement in support of Pol Brennan by

Jack Meehan, National President

Ancient Order of Hibernians in America

Several incidents have been taking place that would lead one to believe that a very disturbing pattern, one bordering on paranoia, is developing in this country. It would appear that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is targeting undocumented Irish residents of the U.S. for pursuit, apprehension, detention, and eventual deportation. In most of these cases, there have been no laws of a felonious nature that have been broken which would trigger harassment by federal law enforcement agents. It is worthy to mention at this point that neither illegal entry nor overstaying the allotted time on a non-immigrant visa is a felony under U.S. federal law and, under normal circumstances, should not warrant special attention from federal law enforcement officers. However, there have been several cases in recent months that seem to deviate from the normal procedure to which we have become accustomed when dealing with immigration officials.

Irish Republican political refugee Pol Brennan is once again in prison after being stopped at a Border Patrol check point over 100 miles from the Mexican border. He is currently being held at a Los Fresno's jail in Texas.

Read Pols account of the escape from

the H Blocks.

Click on picture to read

Brennan's plight rooted in '96 as much as 9/11

June 25, 2008 Sitting 20 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, tiny Turcotte, Texas has seen its share of hurricanes. However, an unlucky Irishman passing through the area five months ago encountered a different maelstrom: new U.S. immigration and Homeland Security realities that have him jailed at time when his native Northern Ireland is at peace, and Washington hails some of his former IRA comrades as statesman.

A chairde,

Pol’s father Joe, brothers and sisters Patrick, Edmund, Linda, Marian, Kathleen, Moya, Joanne and Sal all support Pol’s fight against deportation and have been working to raise awareness of his plight. The Ballymurphy community are very supportive of us in our efforts, through the Ballymurphy Ex-Prisoners group, the Resource Centre and our friends and neighbours.

How you can Help

Click on the link above to go to our How you can help page. e-mail if you can help us in our efforts to allow this family to live in peace.

Contact elected representatives

We are asking supporters of Pol to contact their elected representatives and ask that they support Pol's request that Homeland Security drop their opposition to bail and allow him the opportunity to fight his case in a fairer manner.

Click on the link above to go to our How you can help page

Download Support Flyer for Pol below in Word or PDF format Click on icons Below

Please visit the book page for a list of books that Pol is currently seeking click on book picture below

Facts on Pol Brennan

Pol has lived in the US since 1984 when he met and married an American citizen, In 2000 he and 3 others won the right to stay and work in the US after the British Government withdrew extradition proceedings against Pol and 3 other defendants for Political actions in the north of Ireland they were granted hearings to apply for political asylum which are still ongoing Pol has since 2000 lived and worked openly in the bay area of California.

Pol is not undocumented, he has a work authorization application in the system since 2006 but has not received this permit nor has he been refused this permit, he was stopped and imprisoned on a bureaucratic mistake that has escalated to an inactive deportation order being activated which is completely ignoring the order from the court that he could stay until a political asylum hearing can be heard.

Pol is in confinement in a federal detention center in Texas and is likely to remain there at least until September. Please contact your local elected representatives and ask, why are former Irish political activists being targeted by Homeland Security? They are no threat they have found new lives and new loves here in the US and wish only to be allowed to live in peace with their families.

All Pol is looking is for Homeland Security to drop its opposition to bail and allow him the opportunity to fight his case in a fairer manner in court.