That specific function in JQL is being provided by scriptrunner. I don't believe this function has the expectation to work for remote links, only local issue links.
That said, the documentation on the scripted JQL enhancements provided by scriptrunner include another function called: linkedIssuesOfRemote
Perhaps this function will help instead.
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