US terminates green cards of son, family of Iran hostage crisis figure ‘Screaming Mary’ Ebtekar
Indian Express·1h ago·Neutral
What Happened
The United States terminated green card status for three individuals including Seyed Eissa Hashemi and his family members. Hashemi is the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar, an Iranian political figure involved in the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. The family entered the US in 2014 and received permanent resident status in 2016 via the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. They are now in ICE custody pending removal. This action is part of broader US crackdowns on Iranians allegedly connected to Iran's political establishment.
Key Entities
United StatesMarco RubioSeyed Eissa HashemiMaryam TahmasebiMasoumeh EbtekarIran hostage crisisUS Immigration and Customs EnforcementIranIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps