US Detains and Deports Soleimani's Niece and Grand-Niece, Citing Terror Support

The Trump administration revoked the green cards of Soleimani's niece and her daughter.

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Rubio framed the move as preventing foreign nationals who support anti-American terrorist regimes from residing in the US.

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The State Department accused Afshar of promoting Iranian regime propaganda while enjoying a lavish lifestyle in LA.

Soleimani's daughter publicly denied any relation to the arrested women.

The arrests came as the US-Israeli war on Iran entered its sixth week.

The State Department detailed Afshar's social media posts celebrating attacks on American soldiers.

Afshar entered the US on a tourist visa in 2015 and was granted asylum in 2019.

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The DHS said her trips to Iran illustrated her asylum claims were fraudulent.

The case raised questions about free speech limits.

Afshar’s husband was barred from entering the US.

The deportations fit within a broader Trump administration campaign targeting Iranians with ties to the government or IRGC.

“The United States has revoked the permanent residency of two women it says are related to Qassem Soleimani, the late major general who led Iran’s Quds Force, the foreign branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), from 1998 until his assassination in 2020”

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Rubio has frequently invoked the assassination of Soleimani as justification for the war.

The Atlantic Council described the bombings as a high-risk gamble with unclear objectives.

These deportations represent an unprecedented effort to link family ties and speech to immigration status.