Overview
- U.S. officials said Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated the lawful permanent resident status of Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter Sarinasadat Hosseiny, and ICE then detained them; federal records list both at the South Texas Detention Facility in Pearsall.
- The State Department alleges Afshar promoted Iranian regime propaganda, praised attacks on U.S. forces, called America the “Great Satan,” and voiced support for the IRGC, while DHS says four post–green card trips she disclosed to Iran undercut her 2019 asylum claim; officials also barred her husband from entry.
- LAPD call logs describe a panicked 911 report during the Los Angeles arrests that referenced armed agents and multiple black vehicles, and ICE later transferred the women to Texas for immigration custody.
- The women’s social-media history showing designer clothes, bikinis, yachts, private flights, and festival trips drew sharp attention, with Fox News publishing photos from their Los Angeles property and a Tesla loaded with luxury-brand items after the arrests.
- Both now face removal proceedings before immigration judges, and news outlets report the administration is stepping up checks on Iran-linked residents as commentators claim thousands more could see visa reviews, while a return to Iran could expose the pair to strict morality laws that allow corporal punishment.