{"id":185588,"date":"2026-04-04T17:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/185588\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T17:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:28:11","slug":"ice-arrests-niece-grandniece-of-slain-notorious-iranian-gen-soleimani-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/185588\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE arrests niece, grandniece of slain notorious Iranian Gen. Soleimani in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The niece of slain Iranian mastermind Gen. Qasem Soleimani, who showcased her luxe LA lifestyle on Instagram while bashing the US as the \u201cGreat Satan,\u201d was arrested along with her daughter by ICE agents, the State Department announced Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Hamideh Soleimani Afshar,\u00a0who celebrated attacks on US soldiers and military bases in social media posts, and her daughter\u00a0were nabbed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday\u00a0as part of a push by the\u00a0US to revoke green cards\u00a0of\u00a0foreign nationals with ties to the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.57055215;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38991011\" width=\"927\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iranian-quds-force-commander-qassem-124999779.jpg\" alt=\"Qassem Soleimani in uniform with military insignia.\" class=\"wp-image-38991011\"  \/>The niece and grandniece of slain Iranian mastermind Gen. Qasem Soleimani were arrested by US officials, the State Department announced Saturday. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile living in the United States, she 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 \u201cGreat Satan,\u2019 and voiced her unflinching support for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated terror organization,\u201d a\u00a0State Department\u00a0letter confirming the arrests read.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department referenced Afshar\u2019s extravagant Los Angeles lifestyle which was allegedly frequently documented on her recently deleted Instagram account.<\/p>\n<p>Afshar\u2019s husband, who was not named by the State Department, is also now barred from entering the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio celebrated the removal order \u2014 as the joint US-Israel war with Iran entered its sixth week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Trump Administration will not allow our country to become a home for foreign nationals who support anti-American terrorist regimes,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecRubio\/status\/2040444536455942315?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Rubio wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38991010\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/us-secretary-state-marco-rubio-124783497.jpg\" alt=\"US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press after a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting.\" class=\"wp-image-38991010\"  \/>Secretary of State Marco Rubio celebrated the order on X Saturday. via REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the State Department also terminated the legal status of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larjiani, the daughter of former Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Larjiani.<\/p>\n<p>Larijana, a regime hardliner who was considered the de facto leader following the Israeli attack that assasinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed by joint US and Israeli airstrikes on March 16.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Qasem Soleimani, who led the notorious Iranian Revolutionary Guard, was killed in a drone strike ordered by President Trump\u00a0in Iraq in 2020\u00a0near the Baghdad International Airport\u00a0in Iraq.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The niece of slain Iranian mastermind Gen. 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