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State Department yanks green cards of three Iranians with regime ties, feds move in

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State Department yanks green cards of three Iranians with regime ties, feds move in

Federal agents arrested three Iranian nationals over the weekend after the State Department stripped their legal residency status, citing connections to senior figures within Tehran's government.

The action targeted Seyed Eissa Hashemi and two family members whose green cards were revoked Saturday. Hashemi's mother was a prominent revolutionary who served as a regime spokesperson during Iran's 1979 hostage crisis, a pivotal moment that shaped the final years of Jimmy Carter's presidency.

The State Department moved to terminate the permanent resident status of Hashemi's wife and son as part of the same enforcement action.

The arrests mark an escalation in how U.S. authorities are handling individuals with family connections to Iranian leadership. By revoking green cards first, the government essentially removed legal protections before moving to detention, a sequence that signals heightened scrutiny of Iranian nationals residing in the country.

The timing of the announcement, made public Saturday by State Department officials, underscores ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran over personnel and intelligence matters within the United States.

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