Niece, grand-niece of slain Iranian Gen. Soleimani arrested by immigration agents
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Key Points:
- The Trump administration has revoked green cards or U.S. visas of at least four Iranian nationals linked to the Iranian government, including two detained for deportation, as determined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- Among those arrested are Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, niece of former Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps chief Qassem Soleimani, and her daughter, who lived in Los Angeles and openly supported the Iranian regime and anti-American actions.
- Afshar’s husband has also been banned from entering the U.S., with Rubio emphasizing the administration’s stance against allowing supporters of anti-American terrorist regimes to reside in the country.
- Earlier actions included revoking visas of several Iranian diplomats and staffers at Iran’s U.N. mission in December, unrelated to recent protests or the war in Iran.
- The State Department also revoked visas of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, daughter of Iran’s former national security adviser, and her husband, both no longer in the U.S.
