ICE Detains Qasem Soleimani’s Grand-Niece in Los Angeles Amid Green Card Revocation
ICE arrested 25-year-old Sarinasadat Hosseiny and her mother, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, in Los Angeles after the US State Department revoked their permanent residency. Officials cited ties to Iran’s regime and a fraudulent asylum claim. Hosseiny entered the US on a student visa in 2015 and obtained a green card in 2023. Her social media posts showed a glamorous lifestyle in Miami, Las Vegas and at music festivals, as well as wearing clothing banned under Iranian law. Her mother publicly praised the IRGC, designated a foreign terrorist organisation by the US, while living in California. Both women’s residency was ended by Secretary of State action just hours before their arrest. These arrests are part of a broader US crackdown on individuals with alleged links to Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard. Soleimani’s daughter has denied any family connection to these women.
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