Maryam Tahmasebi

Maryam Tahmasebi is a psychology educator and researcher. A 2025 author biography identifies her as an adjunct assistant professor of psychology at Los Angeles Pierce College and The Chicago School; her multidisciplinary work addresses climate crisis in Indigenous agricultural communities, decolonial psychology, feminist psychology, and public education.

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.

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