State Department Revokes Green Cards and Visas for Multiple Iranian Nationals Tied to Tehran Government, Citing Fraud and Pro‑Regime Activity, as ICE Detains Soleimani Relatives in Los Angeles
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The State Department has revoked visas and green‑card status for multiple Iranian nationals tied to Tehran’s government — including Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter, and Fatemeh Ardeshir‑Larijani and her husband, Seyed Kalantar Motamedi — and says it also revoked or declined to renew visas for several Iranian diplomats at the U.N. in early December. DHS and State allege Afshar and others publicly supported the Iranian regime, celebrated anti‑American attacks and lived a “lavish lifestyle,” with DHS calling Afshar’s 2019 asylum claim fraudulent after multiple trips to Iran; Afshar and her daughter were arrested by ICE in Los Angeles and are in custody, and Afshar’s husband has been barred from entry.