Kiyanoush Razaghi

Role
Maryland immigration lawyer, interviewed by AP
Statement date

"this hypocrisy"

Source and context

Interview

AP original interviews on the Hashemi–Tahmasebi family’s detention and removal dispute (opens in a new tab)Friends call the arrests a ‘witch hunt’; Eyes turn to relatives of Iranian officials; State Department response

About this source

AP original reporting and direct interviews, updated May 19 at 1:40 p.m. EDT. NewsNation republication is existing source 364; these are the same report, not independent corroboration. This record restores original-source provenance and distinct interview locators. Statements remain attributed; the exact interview times are unknown.

Before the quotation

AP presented Razaghi’s advocacy in its discussion of relatives of Iranian officials, including Hashemi.

After the quotation

The quoted phrase comes from his explanation of why he began exposing such residents. His broader advocacy is not proof of wrongdoing by this family or specific approval of detention conditions. The source publication date is used because the exact interview or utterance date is not separately verified.

Defended or excused
How this statement is classified

The speaker expressly approves the action or advocates the removal policy discussed in the case; scope limitations are preserved in the context.

Recorded on
Published here
People and groups discussed
Maryam Tahmasebi, Seyed Eissa Hashemi

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