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.