A Tragic End in Killarney
It breaks my heart to think of a young mother from New York finding her end far from home. Jamey Carney moved to Killarney in 2021 seeking a fresh start. She met a man named Ahmad Al-Saqar there, who had walked across the border from Northern Ireland. He applied for asylum in 2024, but his claim was rightly rejected by Irish officials.
Yet he stayed anyway, taking advantage of the open border and welfare benefits. Per the Daily Signal, Al-Saqar was allowed to remain in Ireland despite his rejected claim. He was hitting Carney up for money while they were reportedly married. Then he fled before her body was ever found.
🚨Tragic. American mother Jamey Carney, 43, found DEAD in her Ireland home!
Jamey dove into pro-Palestine activism in Ireland and allowed Ahmed Al-Saqar, a Jordanian asylum seeker, to stay at her Killarney home.
Earlier this week, her 13-year-old daughter finds her beaten to… pic.twitter.com/NEf7iq6KfQ
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He ran first to Turkey, then straight to Jordan, where he was arrested by their security forces. This quick return to his home country proves he never feared persecution there. The Daily Signal notes that his actions show a man who had something to do with her death. It is a heartbreaking story that no family should ever have to live through. We pray for Carney's loved ones who are left to pick up the pieces.
The Broken System Behind the Tragedy
This sad case shows how our current asylum rules work against the people they are meant to protect. After World War II, the U.N. created a framework to help those fleeing Nazi Germany or Soviet Russia. But now, Western societies face a flood of people seeking economic opportunity instead.
Most illegal arrivals claim asylum just to stay for years while their cases drag on. There is no penalty for making a fraudulent claim in this broken system. Ireland is in the midst of a mass migration never seen in its history. Up to 25% of Ireland's population of 5.4 million is now non-Indigenous. The Daily Signal reports that so-called asylum-seekers are crossing the open border with Northern Ireland in huge numbers.
Al-Saqar is described as a staunch pro-Palestinian activist who met Carney at a rally. He wanted to get into the United States, perhaps to work with groups like the Democratic Socialists of America. He would have felt right at home in cities like New York or Seattle.
Some mayors and lawmakers there share his anti-Israel views, according to the report. But his real goal was just to use the system for his own gain. He took advantage of low standards and open borders that let him stay.