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Family members of slain Iranian general Qasem Soleimani \u2014 a niece and a grandniece \u2014 were arrested by federal immigration agents after their lawful permanent resident (LPR) status in the United States was revoked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.<\/p>\n
The State Department announced in a Saturday press release<\/a> that Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter had been taken into custody and were being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.<\/p>\n Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As identified by both press reporting and her own social media commentary, Soleimani\u00a0 While living in the United States, she promoted Iranian regime propaganda, celebrated attacks against American soldiers and military facilities in the Middle East, praised the new Iranian Supreme Leader, denounced America as the \u201cGreat Satan,\u201d and voiced her unflinching support for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated terror organization. Afshar Soleimani pushed this propaganda for Iran\u2019s terrorist regime while Rubio explained in an X post why he had moved to terminate their LPR status, saying, \u201cUntil recently, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were green card holders living lavishly in the United States. Afshar is the niece of deceased Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani.\u201d<\/p>\n Rubio went on to note Ashfar\u2019s continued support for the Iranian regime and her attacks on the United States, adding, \u201cThis week, I terminated both Afshar and her daughter\u2019s legal status and they are now in ICE custody, pending removal from the United States. The Trump Administration will not allow our country to become a home for foreign nationals who support anti-American terrorist regimes.\u201d<\/p>\n Until recently, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were green card holders living lavishly in the United States.<\/p>\n Afshar is the niece of deceased Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani. She is also an outspoken supporter of the Iranian regime who celebrated attacks on\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Afshar\u2019s husband, according to the State Department\u2019s release, will be barred from entering the United States in the future.<\/p>\n The U.S. State Department has also previously revoked legal status of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani,<\/a> whose father was the late Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Larijani, and her husband Seyed Kalantar Motamedi. In addition to having their status reversed, neither will be permitted to return to the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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