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Iranian Family Detained for Relative's Key Role in 1979 US Embassy Hostage Crisis Seeks Release
Marco Rubio revoked the family’s green cards as Homeland Security sought deportation under a foreign-policy provision, and a judge temporarily blocked removal.
- In April, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked the green cards of Eissa Hashemi, Maryam Tahmasebi, and their son due to ties with Masoumeh Ebtekar, a central figure in the 1979 Embassy hostage crisis. The family is currently held in Texas immigration detention.
- The Department of Homeland Security claims the family poses a national security threat, arguing that allowing relatives of regime-affiliated officials to remain in the United States could be exploited by the Iranian government for propaganda or political messaging, according to State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott.
- Curtis Morrison, the family's lawyer, stated there are no specific allegations against the three individuals beyond their familial relationship. The family maintains they have "absolutely no ties to money or power."
- A federal judge temporarily barred the government from deporting the family after they filed petitions challenging the legality of their detention. The couple left Iran over a decade ago and had been living in Los Angeles before their arrest in early April.
- This action aligns with broader efforts to deport relatives of Iranian officials, including the niece and grand-niece of the late Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Activist Masih Alinejad and immigration lawyer Kiyanoush Razaghi have spent years advocating for such deportations, citing government retaliation against Iranians.
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Iranian family detained for relative's key role in 1979 US Embassy hostage crisis seeks release
An Iranian family that’s lived in the United States for a decade is demanding their release from immigration detention after they were arrested due to a relative’s role in the 1979 U.S.
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