“My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.”

The Nation · Professor detained by ICE for husband's mother's 1979 role

“I was beyond shocked to realize that an online smear campaign without any merit or legal standing had convinced the US government to try to revoke our green cards overnight without due process or even telling us.”

The Nation · Professor detained by ICE for husband's mother's 1979 role

“The government had decided to punish my husband for being the son of a woman who was a translator for the Iranian hostage takers in 1979, before Eissa was even born.”

The Nation · Professor detained by ICE for husband's mother's 1979 role

“This is bloodline punishment. I was hoping that the United States of America, the country that I loved, would be different.”

The Nation · Professor detained by ICE for husband's mother's 1979 role

“I had to watch my son, who is in high school and has been a legal resident of California for 12 years, be handcuffed.”

The Nation · Professor detained by ICE for husband's mother's 1979 role