politics
April 5, 2026
U.S. revokes legal residence status of former Iranian Guard leader Soleimani's family, takes them into ICE custody
The niece and grand-niece of deceased Iranian Revolutionary Guard Major Gen. Qasem Soleimani were arrested Friday night after their lawful U.S. permanent resident status was terminated.
TL;DR
- Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter, niece and grand-niece of Qasem Soleimani, had their U.S. permanent resident status terminated.
- They were arrested and taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
- The State Department accused Soleimani Afshar of promoting Iranian regime propaganda and denouncing the U.S.
- The Department of Homeland Security stated her 2019 asylum claim was fraudulent due to subsequent trips to Iran.
- The government is moving to revoke their green cards and deport them.
- Separately, the legal status of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, daughter of Ali Larijani, and her husband was also terminated.
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