Raheleh Amiri

Iranian-born activist quoted in reporting about the family’s removal proceedings.

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 Raheleh Amiri

Raheleh Amiri

Role at the time: Iranian-born activist quoted in reporting

Defended or excused

Responding to

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

"I, and many young Iranians who were shot, tortured, harassed, and killed by the government of the Islamic Republic, also wanted one thing and one thing only: an ordinary life for ourselves in our own country, Iran."
Why we used this label

Her reported remarks advocate completion of removal, though the source does not show her independently endorsing detention conditions or duration.

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