Seyed Eissa Hashemi, the son of one of most notorious regime leaders, had reportedly been enjoying an affluent lifestyle in Southern California for years, sparking intense public backlash and widespread petitions demanding his immediate removal from the US. Hashemi, his wife Maryam Tahmasebi and their son had their green cards terminated. They are now in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement pending their formal removal from the country.
As one petitioner wrote: ‘While the mother has no regret of occupying the US embassy in Tehran, many have been affected by this action while her own son has taken advantage of living in the US.’ The primary target of this enforcement action carries a lineage that resonates deeply with a dark chapter in American diplomatic history. Eissa Hashemi is the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar, a woman known to the world as ‘Screaming Mary.’
