ICE Arrests Qasem Soleimani's Relatives After Rubio Revokes Their Residency
Sourced from 4 publications
- •ICE arrested Qasem Soleimani's niece Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and his grand-niece after their Green Cards were revoked, according to the BBC and RTHK.
- •Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally directed the revocation of their U.S. residency, per Al Jazeera.
- •The U.S. State Department accused Afshar of being an "outspoken supporter" of Iran in an official statement.
- •The arrests occur amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions tied to broader Middle East hostilities.
- •Soleimani, who led Iran's Quds Force, was killed by a U.S. drone strike in January 2020.
Sources
US arrests ex-Iranian General Soleimani's relatives after Green Cards cancelled
India Today
US arrests relatives of slain Iranian general
Rthk
US arrests relatives of deceased Iranian general Qasem Soleimani
BBC World
Top diplomat Marco Rubio strips Qassem Soleimani’s niece of US residency
Al Jazeera
Iran executes two convicted members of banned opposition group
Al Jazeera
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