# Iranian academic describes US detention as ‘hell’ after family’s green cards revoked

https://mins.news/en/item/25699

- BBC News, 2026-08-19 03:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjeped6ewxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Iranian academic Maryam Tahmasebi says the US government subjected her family to “bloodline punishment” after revoking the green cards of her, her husband and their son. The State Department cited her husband’s link to a prominent figure connected to the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, while her lawyer said the government has provided no evidence the family posed a national security threat.

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