Overview
- The State Department said it invalidated the women’s green cards and that ICE then detained them.
- The department also said it imposed an entry ban on the husband of one niece.
- Officials alleged that at least one niece publicly praised Iran’s regime on social media.
- Iran has not issued a public response to the reported detentions.
- The move comes during tougher ICE enforcement under President Trump and follows years of U.S.-Iran tension after Qasem Soleimani’s 2020 killing and his leadership of the IRGC Quds Force.