As the United States continues its war with Iran, trump card The government has begun to focus on the Iranian elite living in the United States.
This move started Hamid Soleimani Afshar and her daughter’s green cards revoked Sarinasadat Hosseiny is a relative of IRGC Major General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike in 2020. But this seems to be just the beginning.
At least four Iranian nationals with ties to the current or former Iranian government have now had their visas or green cards revoked, and two of them have been detained by immigration authorities and face deportation.
Thousands of Iranian elites under surveillance
Katie Miller, podcaster and wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Speaking on Fox News About government plans. She said President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are working to cancel the visas of some 3,000 to 4,000 Iranian elites currently living in the United States.
Miller also questioned why so many people with ties to Iran’s leadership were allowed to live safely not only in the United States but also in Europe.
“I know that President Trump and Secretary Rubio are working to revoke the visas of the nearly 3,000 to 4,000 Iranian elites currently living in this country,” Miller said.
“The double standard is not just in how they dress. But, the fact that they are able to live safely and prosperously in the greatest country in the world. Man, Sean, you couldn’t make this up if you tried. I’m so happy to see President Trump and Secretary Rubio take this action,” she added.
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Iranians with regime ties under scrutiny
The arrests of Afshar and her daughter are among the most high-profile cases to date. The State Department described Afshar’s experience in the United States in strong terms. According to the report, she “promoted Iranian regime propaganda, celebrated attacks on U.S. soldiers and military installations in the Middle East, praised Iran’s new supreme leader, denounced the United States as the ‘Great Satan,’ and expressed unwavering support for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated terrorist organization” while “enjoying a lavish lifestyle in Los Angeles, as evidenced by frequent posts from her recently deleted Instagram account.”
Afshar first came to the United States on a tourist visa in 2015. She was granted asylum in 2019 and became a legal permanent resident in 2021. However, in her 2025 citizenship application, officials said she disclosed that she had returned to Iran multiple times after receiving her green card, which became grounds for disqualification.
Her daughter had a similar experience. She entered the United States on a student visa in July 2015, was granted asylum in 2019, and became a green card holder in 2023, before her status was revoked.
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Crackdown extends beyond Los Angeles
The action isn’t limited to Los Angeles. In Atlanta, Dr. Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, whose late father was a senior official in Tehran, was fired from her position as an assistant professor at Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute after the war broke out amid public backlash against her position.
Previously, the U.S. State Department also revoked or refused to renew the visas of several diplomats and staff members of the Iranian mission to the United Nations, including the deputy ambassador. Officials said the actions were taken before recent protests and fighting and were unrelated to each other.
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