McGregor in rambling immigration rant as fears grow among undocumented Irish
Conor McGregor has shared a rambling anti-immigration post after attending Donald Trump's inauguration
Conor McGregor has shared a long rambling social media post on immigration, suggesting that Ireland should 'deport, deport, deport'.
The Dubliner was in Washington DC for Donald Trump's inauguration and met with Mike Johnson, who is the 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives. McGregor said he "spoke in depth about the new administration's deportation efforts" with Mr Johnson as deportation fears grow among the thousands of undocumented Irish people in the US.
Trump’s pledge to deport illegal immigrants is causing panic and fear among the undocumented Irish population in the country following his inauguration.
In his post, McGregor claimed "Ireland and its human trafficking racket needs absolute dismantling", adding that "Ireland's welcoming nature has been fully abused" and stating that "corruption is rife".
McGregor, who was ordered to pay Nikita Hand almost €250,000 after a civil court found him liable for damages after she claimed he raped and choked her in a Dublin hotel in 2018, also said that "crime has risen". McGregor denies Ms Hand's claim.
The MMA fighter was convicted of assaulting Desmond Keogh in a Dublin pub and fined €1,000 in 2019. Last summer, he narrowly avoided jail for an "appalling" series of dangerous driving incidents in Dublin where he jumped a red light, sped in and out of traffic and almost caused a collision.
Conor McGregor at Blanchardstown District Court in Dublin (Image: Brian Lawless/PA Wire)
McGregor asked "Are you taking the piss?" when a garda who drove at 160 km/h to catch him eventually asked him to step out of his Bentley Continental GT convertible on the evening of March 22, 2022. At Blanchardstown District Court last July Judge David McHugh said, "This is an appalling series of breaches of the road traffic rules and an appalling episode of dangerous driving."
He imposed a five-month sentence, suspended on condition that McGregor kept the peace for two years, and hit the fighter with fines totalling €5,000 and a two-year road ban.
Posting on Instagram on Tuesday, McGregor wrote: "At Capitol Hill to meet with @speakermjohnson! We spoke in depth about the new administrations deportation efforts, which is underway now! It was very positive!
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"Foreign invasion of any kind must never be allowed. Ever. It can come in multiple forms, baring gifts akin the Greeks. Recognize it and rid it! Restoring and maintaining security of nation is of thee utmost importance! The be all, end all.
"SECURE YOUR NATION! I am here watching, learning, and representing for Ireland. Ireland and its human trafficking racket needs absolute dismantling! It is a breach of our security and our sovereignty. For me it is A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
"Ireland’s welcoming nature has been fully abused. Division has now been sewn so deeply in to the fabric of Irelands indigenous as well as our legal migrant population that tensions are boiling. People are on tenterhooks. Tactics of a rogue government while they loot the country. Corruption is rife! Our population has risen. Our crime has risen. Our homeless figures risen. Our police force has declined. We cannot sustain mass migration.
"A racket fueled by greed it must end now. I am against fully the entering of Ireland by any foreign criminal or mentally unwell person. Deport. Deport. Deport! Good luck USA, the world is watching in support!"
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