Co Derry campaigner Emma DeSouza has revealed her husband is to become an Irish citizen.
Ms DeSouza, who has contributed columns to the Irish News, revealed her US-born husband Jake will be granted citizenship later this month.
The activist famously took on the UK Home Office in a high-profile case over the rights of those born in the north to hold Irish citizenship, after her husband's residency application was rejected in 2016.
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Just home to the news that the Irish nation is about to get a new member! Jake will be officially receiving his Irish citizenship on December 18th. After years of defending Irish citizens' rights in the North, this is an end, and a very exciting beginning for us. pic.twitter.com/6SIH7xwwgb
— Emma DeSouza (@EmmaCDeSouza) November 30, 2023
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She later secured a concession to treat her as an EU citizen for Jake’s application.
Ms DeSouza said in a post to X/Twitter on Thursday: "Just home to the news that the Irish nation is about to get a new member! Jake will be officially receiving his Irish citizenship on December 18th."
She added: "After years of defending Irish citizens' rights in the North, this is an end, and a very exciting beginning for us."
