A migrant wanted in connection with the brutal murder of an American mother in Ireland was in the country despite having his asylum application rejected, according to Irish media.The man, described by Irish police as a "person of interest," was in the process of appealing the asylum decision and was allowed to remain in the country when Jamey Carney, 43, was beaten and suffocated in her home in Killarney, County Kerry, the Irish Mirror reported.Despite his status, the outlet said he was still in the possession of his passport and left Ireland on a flight to Istanbul, Turkey, before Carney’s body was discovered Tuesday, triggering an international manhunt and a murder investigation.It is unclear when his asylum application was refused or why it was denied.Irish police have refused to name the man.AMERICAN MOTHER MURDERED IN IRISH TOURIST TOWN AS INTERNATIONAL MANHUNT TARGETS ALLEGED ASYLUM SEEKERAmerican citizen Jamey Carney, left, and Inch Beach in County Kerry, Ireland, a popular tourist destination on the country's scenic southwest coast near Killarney.
(Jamey Carney/Facebook; Athanasios Gioumpasis/Getty Images)The reports are likely to intensify scrutiny of Ireland’s asylum system and why the man remained in the country after reportedly being denied asylum.The Irish Mirror reported the Jordanian national had arrived in Ireland in 2024 and been living in a state-run migrant shelter in the idyllic town before spending increasing amounts of time at Carney’s home after they became romantically involved.He first arrived in the United Kingdom before traveling through Northern Ireland and eventually settling in County Kerry, according to the Irish Mirror.His social media accounts contain posts from the United Kingdom and Turkey in recent years.Carney’s social media profiles described her as a "New Yorker in Ireland" and showed her with a man she identified as her partner and writing that they were a "mixed couple." Multiple Irish media outlets have identified t...