Event Brief
US revokes green cards of Iranian professor over ties
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Aug 19, 2026 at 12:08 AM ET
Summary: Maryam Tahmasebi says the US revoked her family’s green cards due to her husband’s ties to 1979 hostage group.
WHO: Maryam Tahmasebi
WHAT: Says the US revoked her family’s green cards and detained her family after citing her husband’s ties to a 1979 hostage group
WHEN: Aug 18, 2026 at 11:12 PM ET
WHERE: Dilley, Texas, USA
WHY: The State Department cited her husband’s ties to the group that took Americans captive in the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.
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