Masih Alinejad

Iranian-American journalist and activist who publicly supported government action concerning the family.

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 Masih Alinejad

Masih Alinejad

Role at the time: Journalist and activist posting from her public X account

Mixed or conditional

Responding to

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

"I hope the US hear their voices and protect the victims while revoking the visa of the children of Islamic Republic, who support terror."
Why we used this label

The reply supports government action in context but conditions its stated rationale on support for terror, which this record does not attribute to the family as fact.

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