United States detains relatives of Iran's Qassem Soleimani and revokes their green cards
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The United States arrested Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter, placed them in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, and the United States Department of State revoked their lawful permanent resident status and visas after finding them ineligible to remain.
Why it matters
Those whose immigration privileges were terminated are now barred from lawful residence or re-entry to the United States and face removal under immigration enforcement procedures. The revocations establish a precedent for denying or cancelling immigration benefits for other Iranian nationals assessed as linked to Tehran.
Implications
- • United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must place the arrested individuals into removal proceedings and hold them pending deportation; failure to initiate removal will delay enforcement of the revocations.
- • United States Department of State consular officers and visa adjudicators must cancel or flag the revoked visas in US visa systems to prevent re-entry by those deemed ineligible; failure to update records will leave ineligible individuals able to seek entry.
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