Exclusive | Son of Irans twisted propaganda chief Screaming Mary deploys brazen tactics to stay in America

Iranian Americans are demanding that the Trump administration immediately remove “Screaming Mary’s” son and his family from the United States, arguing that taxpayers should not be footing the bill for their months-long stay in ICE detention.More than four months after Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated the lawful permanent resident status of three relatives of notorious Iranian regime figure Masoumeh Ebtekar, the family remains in the United States as they spend large sums on lawyers fighting their removal.The family even used a brazen GoFundMe campaign to raise more than $40,000 to aid they fight after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their green cards in April 2026.Seyed Eissa Hashemi — Ebtekar’s son — his wife, Maryam Tahmasebi, and their teenage son were arrested by federal agents in April.The campaign was shut down after outrage in the American Iranian community.

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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story They have remained in ICE custody in Texas pending removal.Ebtekar, infamously nicknamed “Screaming Mary,” was the English-language spokeswoman for the Islamist militants who seized the U.S.

Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days.She later rose through the Iranian regime to serve as a vice president.Tahmasebi described her detention as “hell” in an essay published by The Nation earlier this month.Now the Institute for Voices of Liberty (IVOL), an organization advocating for a free Iran, has launched a petition demanding that the administration bring the case to a “prompt, lawful and transparent resolution” and reveal how much the prolonged detention is costing taxpayers.The petition, “Protect America from the Influence of Iran’s Authoritarian Regime,” has attracted al...