US EditionICE arrests relatives of slain Iranian general Soleimani after Trump administration revokes their green cards
Rubio said the women supported the Iranian government and anti-American attacks, and ICE is holding them pending removal.
- On Friday, U.S. immigration agents arrested Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter in Los Angeles after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their green cards, targeting relatives of former Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps chief Qassem Soleimani.
- Rubio determined the individuals were ineligible for residency, citing their "lavish lifestyle" in Los Angeles while publicly supporting the Iranian government and anti-American attacks. The Trump administration stated it will not harbor foreign nationals supporting such regimes.
- Earlier, the State Department revoked visas for Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, daughter of former national security adviser Ali Larijani, and her husband, Seyed Kalantar Motamedi, neither of whom remains in the United States.
- The State Department also revoked or declined to renew visas for several Iranian diplomats and staffers at the United Nations late last year, expanding enforcement targeting at least four nationals connected to the Iranian government.
- Officials declined further comment "for privacy and security reasons," while the Iranian mission to the United Nations offered no comment Saturday regarding the enforcement actions. Both sides remained silent on specifics.
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Permission for Soleimani family members to be in U.S. canceled, deportations ordered * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link Hamideh Soleimani Afshar (X) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has canceled the permission granted to several members of Qasem Soleimani’s family to live in the United States, and they are in custody pending deportation flights. Soleimani was among the top officials of the Islamic regime until he was eliminated on the orders of
Trump administration arrests relatives of dead Iranian general in Los Angeles
The Trump administration announced the arrests of two Los Angeles-based relatives of Qassem Suleimani, the Iranian general killed in a 2020 drone strike. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the mother and daughter had their U.S. legal status revoked.
California-Based Family Members of Qasem Soleimani Arrested, Green Cards Revoked
Two family members of assassinated Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Major General Qasem Soleimani were arrested by federal agents on the evening of April 3. Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter, the Los Angeles-based niece and grand niece of Soleimani. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also ordered the termination of their lawful permanent resident (LPR) status. Afshar was accused of using social media to support and spread propaganda on soci…
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