Summary
The United States has arrested the niece and grand-niece of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike in 2020. Their U.S. permanent resident status was revoked, and they are now in custody, awaiting possible removal from the United States due to their alleged support for the Iranian regime.
Key Facts
- U.S. authorities arrested Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter, relatives of Gen Qasem Soleimani.
- The U.S. State Department revoked their U.S. permanent resident status.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the women are in custody, awaiting removal by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
- Gen Qasem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq in 2020.
- Soleimani Afshar is accused of supporting the Iranian regime and spreading propaganda on social media.
- Soleimani Afshar's husband has also been barred from entering the U.S.
- President Trump mentioned the strike on Soleimani in a recent national address.
