After decades in the US, Iranians arrested in Trump’s deportation drive

AP News ^ | Updated 10:59 PM CDT, June 28, 2025 | KIM CHANDLER, CLAIRE RUSH and ELLIOT SPAGAT

[Howie66]

Is Valerie Jarrett among that mob?

[albie]

Decades of breaking the law.

[Republican Wildcat]

Kashanian arrived in 1978 on a student visa and applied for asylum, fearing retaliation for her father’s support of the U.S.-backed shah. She lost her bid, but she was allowied to remain with her husband and child if she checked in regularly with immigration officials, her husband and daughter said. She complied, once checking in from South Carolina during Hurricane Katrina. She is now being held at an immigration detention center in Basile, Louisiana, while her family tries to get information.

If this is correct, I am concerned. If this is not correct, I am concerned for another reason...and given it is the AP, it is entirely possible that this is a fabrication. So...not sure what to think because we can't be certain as to the facts, which is a shame, of course, to have a media we can't trust at all because regard for the facts is so often irrelevant to their reporting.

[hanamizu]

Is Valerie Jarrett among that mob?

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She is an American citizen, daughter of American citizens who happened to be born in Iran. So, no, I doubt it.

[Gay State Conservative]

Yes,everything from the AP is suspect.

[PoeToaster]

Attending immigration check-ins isn’t breaking the law.

[Macoozie]

Student Visa.
Denied extension.

GTFO

[Jonny7797]

“Some level of vigilance, of course, makes sense, but what it seems like ICE has done is basically give out an order to round up as many Iranians as you can, whether or not they’re linked to any threat and then arrest them and deport them, which is very concerning”

Trump has been clear, if you’re illegally in this country, you are subject to deportation.

[WildHighlander57]

If it’s correct, then the concern would be fed overreach.

If it’s wrong, I can see the concern would be the AP making stuff up and leaving info out.

[Harpotoo]

How long do sleepercells sleep?-)

[guinness4strength]

Aren’t some of these Iranians actually Christians ✝️ fleeing persecution? If that’s the case, then this is not what we signed up for. How would a true follower of Christ respond to those suffering under Caesar? Surely not by sending them back to Rome.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

What part of the word “illegal” is unclear to you?

[Sir Bangaz Cracka]

“Concern” warriors are concerned.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[mass55th]

How about finding out where the Pakistani Awan brothers and their family are.

[CaptainPhilFan]

For starters, swear on Christ’s cross you are leaving the murder and rape cult, and burn a quran to show true intent.

[Tennessee Nana]

Carter revoked their visas and deported all those Iranian students...

How was she missed ???

[MayflowerMadam]

But NOT attending check-ins IS breaking the law.

From the article I didn’t understand if she checked in ONLY onc time over 45+ years, or if she checked in regularly and one of those times it was in SC.

[MayflowerMadam]

Christians are supposed to obey the law.