WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the termination of lawful permanent resident status for three Iranian nationals accused of having ties to figures associated with Iran’s regime, the State Department said Saturday.
The individuals — Seyed Eissa Hashemi, Maryam Tahmasebi, and their son — were arrested earlier this week by federal agents and are currently in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement pending removal proceedings.
“The Trump administration will never allow America to become a home for foreign nationals tied to anti-American terrorist regimes,” the department said in a statement.
The move follows similar action last week, when the US revoked the legal status of relatives of Qasem Soleimani, as well as Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, daughter of former Iranian National Security Council secretary Ali Larijani, and her husband Seyed Kalantar Motamedi.
The measures come amid ongoing tensions linked to the conflict involving Iran.
Source: Saudi Gazette