Overview

• Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Arpineh Masihi at her Diamond Bar home on June 30 as part of a roundup of more than 130 Iranian nationals following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
• Masihi lost her green card about 15 years ago after a theft conviction and has remained in custody during her attempts to regain legal status.
• She notified her family by phone that she is on a list to be moved to a different detention center.
• Her husband, Arthu Sahakyan, refuses to remove the Trump flag outside their home and insists he supports the president’s stronger screening measures for Iranian nationals.
• The couple’s four children remain separated from their mother as Sahakyan continues to press for her prompt release.