Ali Dadpay is an economist and data scientist whose work includes economic policy, impact analysis, predictive modeling and higher-education analytics.
Case
On April 11, 2026, the State Department said it terminated the Hashemi–Tahmasebi family’s lawful permanent-resident status and that ICE held them pending removal. Officials cited family ties and foreign-policy or national-security grounds; the family and its lawyers called the action family-based punishment.
Role at the time: Economist writing from his public X account
Responding to
U.S. termination of the Hashemi–Tahmasebi family’s residency status and ICE detention
"After all, there should be no collective punishment. But that does not mean there should be collective amnesia."
The statement combines an explicit qualification with a competing concern; reducing it to unconditional support or opposition would misrepresent its context.
Statement dates: August 14, 2026
