Niece of slain IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani to be deported from US
April 4, 2026 09:40 pm
The niece of Qasem Soleimani, a high-ranking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander who was killed by the US in 2020, has been arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement along with her daughter, with both facing deportation, the State Department announced today.
“While living in the United States, (Afshar) promoted Iranian regime propaganda, celebrated attacks against American soldiers and military facilities in the Middle East, praised the new Iranian Supreme Leader, denounced America as the ‘Great Satan,’ and voiced her unflinching support for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated terror organization,” the State Department claimed in a statement, adding that Afshar had been living with her child in Los Angeles.
In a separate post on X, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said both Afshars had US Green Cards, which he had since revoked.
“The Trump Administration will not allow our country to become a home for foreign nationals who support anti-American terrorist regimes,” Rubio said in his post.
Source: CNN
-- Agencies
