Hassan Ahmad

Immigration lawyer and advocate quoted in reporting about the use of foreign-policy grounds in the case.

Case

U.S. termination of the Hashemi–Tahmasebi family’s residency status and ICE detention

On April 11, 2026, the U.S. State Department said it had terminated the lawful permanent resident status of Seyed Eissa Hashemi, Maryam Tahmasebi, and their son, and that ICE had them in custody pending removal. Officials cited family ties and foreign-policy or national-security grounds; the family, its lawyers, and other commentators have disputed the action as family-based punishment. This case records those competing positions without deciding the legal validity of the action or the family’s current status.

Statements by Hassan Ahmad

Hassan Ahmad

Role at the time: Immigration lawyer and advocate quoted in reporting

Challenged the characterization

Responding to

U.S. termination of the Hashemi–Tahmasebi family’s residency status and ICE detention

"What struck me was this seemed to be the first time that the foreign policy ground was being used to target people based not on any conduct of theirs whatsoever, but based solely on family relationship."
Why we used this label

The statement contests the characterization and asserted legal basis of the action.

NBC Los Angeles report on the family’s ICE detention (opens in a new tab)Interviews with Maria Kari and Hassan Ahmad; DHS statement

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