Irish Activist Bernadette Devlin McAliskey Barred Entry into U.S. at

national | miscellaneous | news report Monday February 24, 2003 15:45 by IMC

Irish activist and former Member of Parliament, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey was detained by immigration officials in Chicago, February 21, and denied entry into the United States allegedly on "national security" grounds.

According to her daughter, Deirdre, two INS officers threatened to
arrest, jail, and even shoot the legendary civil rights campaigner
when she arrived at Chicago's O'Hare airport. McAliskey (56) was then
photographed, finger-printed and returned to Ireland against her will
on the grounds that the State Department had declared that she
"poses a serious threat to the security of the United
States."