Family of Iran's 'Screaming Mary' Have Self-Deportation Bid Blocked
Summary
The Trump administration is keeping an Iranian family in detention and refusing their request to leave the U.S. voluntarily, even though the family offered to pay for their own move to Türkiye. The family members are related to a woman involved in the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, and the government cites national security concerns for blocking their self-deportation.Key Facts
- Seyed Eissa Hashemi, his wife Maryam Tahmasebi, and their 16-year-old son have been held by ICE since April.
- They are lawful permanent residents but have had their green cards revoked by the U.S. government.
- Hashemi’s mother, Masoumeh Ebtekar, was a spokesperson during the 1979 Iran U.S. Embassy hostage crisis, nicknamed “Screaming Mary.”
- The family offered to pay their own way to move to Türkiye and avoid returning to Iran, where they fear persecution.
- DHS says keeping the family detained is necessary for U.S. national security and foreign policy reasons.
- ICE is holding the family at the Dilley detention facility in Texas but has separated Hashemi from his wife and son.
- Courts have rejected motions for voluntary departure filed by the family’s lawyers.
- The case occurs during ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran, and increased scrutiny of Iranian nationals.
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