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4 Apr 2026, 15:51

The U.S. State Department announced the arrest and revocation of permanent residency for two family members of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The department stated that Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were arrested by federal agents following the revocation of their permanent residency status at the direction of Marco Rubio, and they are currently in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Hamideh Soleimani Afshar is a niece or sister-in-law of Qassem Soleimani.

In a statement, the U.S. State Department noted that according to media reports and comments posted on her own social media, Soleimani Afshar is a "vocal supporter of the Iranian totalitarian and terrorist regime."

The statement added that Soleimani Afshar has praised attacks against U.S. soldiers and military facilities in the Middle East, admired Mojtaba Khamenei, referred to the U.S. as the "Great Satan," and supported the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is listed as a "terrorist" organization. Posts published on her now-deleted Instagram account were mentioned, indicating that she lived a lavish life in Los Angeles. In addition to the revocation of Soleimani's permanent residency, her husband has also been banned from entering the U.S.
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Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, announced the details of the revocation of residency and the arrest of Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter in a message on the social media platform X.

Rubio pointed out that they had previously lived a lavish life in the U.S. with permanent residency (green cards), identifying Afshar as a vocal supporter of the Islamic Republic who has celebrated attacks against Americans and referred to the United States as the "Great Satan."

The Secretary of State of the Trump administration emphasized that the legal status of these two individuals has been revoked and they are currently in ICE custody awaiting deportation. He stated, "The Trump administration will not allow America to become a home for foreign nationals who support terrorist and anti-American regimes."
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🔄: Narjes Soleimani, daughter of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of the Quds Force, has denied any familial relationship with Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter, who were arrested by the U.S. due to their connection. The Jamaran news agency published a statement from Ms. Soleimani in which she wrote that the attribution of the arrested individual in the U.S. is "incredible... because both of her nieces are male, not female." She further emphasized that "to this day, no one from the family and relatives of martyr Soleimani has resided or resides in the U.S."
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The U.S. State Department announced that Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, revoked the legal status of Fatemeh Larijani, daughter of Ali Larijani, the former Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic, and her husband Kalanter Motamedi earlier this month.

According to the department, Larijani and Motamedi are no longer present in the U.S. and have been banned from re-entering in the future.
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