ICE Apprehending Illegal Iranian Immigrants

ICE apprehended 15 illegal Iranian immigrants with some linked to radical terrorist cells.

President Trump: "Biden let a lot of super cells in, many from Iran but hopefully we'll take care of them. Biden was an incompetent pResident and had no clue what he was doing. What Biden… pic.twitter.com/m6iEbHOuSQ

— Bridgett Fertig (@LightOnLiberty) June 24, 2025

… did should NEVER be forgotten!"

NEW: @ICEgov arrests Iranian National in St. Paul, Minnesota with reported #Hezbollah ties.

The agency says Mehran Makari Saheli is a former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps member. He has a felony conviction for possession of a firearm and has a removal order from 2022.

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— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) June 25, 2025

… saying, “he’ll be staying with us for a while.”

LOCUST, Ala. — We arrested Ribvar Karimi for an immigration violation June 22. He reportedly served as an IRANIAN ARMY SNIPER from 2018 to 2021.

🚨He had an Islamic Republic of Iran Army identification card in his possession when we arrested him!

His failure to adjust his… pic.twitter.com/62vjdCULH1

— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) June 25, 2025

… status from a K-1 visa makes him removable. He’ll stay off the streets — and in our custody — pending his removal proceedings.

This Iranian is lucky — not because we caught him, but because the loaded 9mm pistol he had hidden in his pants when we cuffed him didn’t go off.

We arrested Iranian national Behzad Sepehrian Bahary Nejad June 22 because:

📌He came to the United States on an F-1 student visa… pic.twitter.com/gniORnyJaR

— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) June 24, 2025

… Dec. 9, 2016, and was arrested the next year for trying to suffocate a family member.

📌His wife claimed he threatened her and her family in Iran. She was so terrified of him that she got a restraining order against him.

📌The University of Texas terminated his student status in 2018, and the following year, he was ordered removed.

📌He attempted to reopen his case, but the immigration judge denied his motion.

He’ll be staying with us pending his final removal proceedings.