<p>Family members of slain Iranian general Qasem Soleimani — a niece and a grandniece — were arrested by federal immigration agents after their lawful permanent resident (LPR) status in the United States was revoked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.</p>
<p>The State Department announced in a Saturday <a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/04/secretary-rubio-revokes-green-cards-of-foreign-nationals-with-ties-to-iranian-terror-regime/">press release</a> that Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter had been taken into custody and were being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.</p>
<blockquote><p>Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As identified by both press reporting and her own social media commentary, Soleimani <wbr />Afshar is an outspoken supporter of the totalitarian, terrorist regime in Iran.</p>
<p>While living in the United States, she promoted Iranian regime propaganda, celebrated attacks against American soldiers and military facilities in the Middle East, praised the new Iranian Supreme Leader, denounced America as the “Great Satan,” and voiced her unflinching support for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated terror organization. Afshar Soleimani pushed this propaganda for Iran’s terrorist regime while <wbr />enjoying a lavish lifestyle in Los <wbr />Angeles, as attested to by her frequent posting on her recently deleted Instagram account.</p></blockquote>
<p>Rubio explained in an X post why he had moved to terminate their LPR status, saying, &#8220;Until recently, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were green card holders living lavishly in the United States. Afshar is the niece of deceased Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani.&#8221;</p>
<p>Rubio went on to note Afshar&#8217;s continued support for the Iranian regime and her attacks on the United States, adding, &#8220;This week, I terminated both Afshar and her daughter&#8217;s legal status and they are now in ICE custody, pending removal from the United States. The Trump Administration will not allow our country to become a home for foreign nationals who support anti-American terrorist regimes.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Until recently, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were green card holders living lavishly in the United States.</p>
<p>Afshar is the niece of deceased Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani. She is also an outspoken supporter of the Iranian regime who celebrated attacks on…</p>
<p>— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecRubio/status/2040454251260809340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Afshar&#8217;s husband, according to the State Department&#8217;s release, will be barred from entering the United States in the future.</p>
<p>The U.S. State Department has also previously revoked legal status of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/their-parents-run-the-iranian-regime-theyre-teaching-your-kids-at-american-universities">Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani,</a> whose father was the late Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Larijani, and her husband Seyed Kalantar Motamedi. In addition to having their status reversed, neither will be permitted to return to the United States.</p>

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