Civil Rights Threatened as Republicans Revoke Iranian Immigrants’ Status to Stoke Fear
Scapegoating, dehumanization & moral-panic mobilization
Republican accounts hail Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s mass green-card revocations as heroic defense against ‘terrorists,’ implying collective guilt for Iranian ancestry. The messaging stokes public hostility toward an ethnic group and normalizes stripping legal residents of rights without individual evidence of wrongdoing.
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Republican accounts hail Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s mass green-card revocations as heroic defense against ‘terrorists,’ implying collective guilt for Iranian ancestry. The messaging stokes public hostility toward an ethnic group and normalizes stripping legal residents of rights without individual evidence of wrongdoing.
Iranians issue chilling warning to U . S . as they celebrate deportation of regime offspring
Iranian family with ties to 1979 hostage crisis arrested by ICE in LA, set to be.... Three Iranians related to the spokeswoman for theIslamic terroristswho stormed the U.S. Embassy in
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Iranians issue chilling warning to U . S . as they celebrate deportation of regime offspring
Secretary Rubio Terminates Green Cards of Foreign Nationals Tied to Infamous Iranian Regime Propagandist
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has canceled the green cards of relatives of 1979 Iran hostage crisis figure Masoumeh Ebtekar. “Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as "Screaming Mary" - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and https://t.co/eJw8zcnASe
Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as "Screaming Mary" - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to beatings, starvation, and mock executions. In 2014, the Obama https://t.co/PW8ZSnApyS
🔺 Marco Rubio Masoumeh Ebtekar, also known as "Mary Screamer," was the spokesperson for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran in 1979. In 2014, the Obama administration granted visas to her son and his family to enter the United States. In June https://t.co/354u5L4XME
@SecRubio : “Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as “Screaming Mary” - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to beatings, starvation, and mock executions. In 2014, the https://t.co/ZUwEXfZYXR
Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as "Screaming Mary" - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to beatings, starvation, and mock executions. In 2014, the Obama https://t.co/J9k94Qs3cF
Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as "Screaming Mary" - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to beatings, starvation, and mock executions. In 2014, the Obama
"Masoumeh Ebtekar — also known as ‘Screaming Mary’ — was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostages for 444 days, subjecting them to beatings, starvation, and mock executions," https://t.co/sBKkfBpK0K
🇺🇸 Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as "Screaming Mary" - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to beatings, starvation, and mock executions. In 2014, the Obama https://t.co/MbAUSjca3L
Iranian Islamic Regime family members continue to get the boot from the U.S. The latest? Seyed Eissa Hashemi and his wife, Maryam Tahmasebi. Seyed Eissa Hashemi, the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar, aka "Screaming Mary", the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. https://t.co/RNhnz83yAU
"Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as "Screaming Mary" - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to beatings, starvation, and mock executions," https://t.co/7TgFSfbNfQ
⚡️Marco Rubio DEPORTS Islamic Terrorists!👏👏👏 Marco Rubio: "Masoumeh Ebtekar, also known as "Screaming Mary", was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to beatings, https://t.co/3m9vJhlMil
🚨 BREAKING: Rubio DEPORTS Islamic Terrorists! Marco Rubio: "Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as "Screaming Mary" - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to https://t.co/oFcOV5FlHj
Iranian Islamic Regime family members continue to get the boot from the U.S. The latest? Seyed Eissa Hashemi and his wife, Maryam Tahmasebi. Seyed Eissa Hashemi, the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar, aka "Screaming Mary", the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S.
From U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) on X: Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as “Screaming Mary” - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to beatings, https://t.co/SQk9u6MX3F
Marco Rubio cancels green cards of 1979 Iran hostage crisis spokesperson Masoumeh Ebtekar son & his family
Secretary Marco Rubio: Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as "Screaming Mary" - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to beatings, starvation, and mock executions. https://t.co/7P630FsJeW
🚨JUST IN: Marco Rubio DEPORTS Islamic Terrorists! Marco Rubio: "Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as "Screaming Mary" - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to https://t.co/MsV2lBXGTK
🚨JUST IN: Marco Rubio DEPORTS Islamic Terrorists! Marco Rubio: "Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as "Screaming Mary" - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to beat https://t.co/dnDVc2YedC
📷JUST IN: Marco Rubio DEPORTS Islamic Terrorists! Marco Rubio: "Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as "Screaming Mary" - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to https://t.co/gV1mtVSqJz
‼️Marco Rubio "Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as "Screaming Mary" - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to beatings, starvation, and mock executions.
@SecRubio @StateDept There are many Islamic terrorists like Masoumeh Ebtekar across the country. Please deport every single one of them.
Rubio revokes status for family of Iran hostage crisis figure
Marco Rubio revoked the green cards of foreign nationals linked to Iranian propagandist. Masoumeh Ebtekar spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to beatings, starvation, and mock executions in Tehran 1979. Thank you Rubio
I hope Secretary of State, Marco Rubio and his people are watching this guy. If he's on a student visa, deport.
@SecRubio As of early March 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that "the people who run Iran are religious fanatics" and "religious fanatic lunatics". The comments were made around March 3–4, 2026, while defending President Donald Trump's military strikes against Iran, s https://t.co/Ljk1LjNWhB
@SecRubio As of early March 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that "the people who run Iran are religious fanatics" and "religious fanatic lunatics". The comments were made around March 3–4, 2026, while defending President Donald Trump's military strikes against Iran, s https://t.co/PoykhDZY0w
@BarackObama @NASAArtemis Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as "Screaming Mary" - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to beatings, starvation, and mock executions. In 2014, the Obama
🇺🇸🇮🇷Secretary of State Marco Rubio says relatives tied to high-ranking Iranian officials have lost their lawful status and are now pending removal, reigniting questions about vetting and national security. Former DHS official Jonathan Fahey warns the cases could expose deeper
MarcoRubio(@marcorubio). The threat on @realDonaldTrump from Iran regime is THE most serious foreign plot against America EVERThe Ayatollah himself released this video almost 3 years ago
L.A. family linked to Iranian Revolutionary 'propagandist' arrested by feds. The U.S. Department of State on Saturday announced it canceled the green cards of three more Iranian
3 Iranians with family ties to 1979 hostage drama arrested in LA
3 Iranians with family ties to 1979 hostage drama arrested in LA
3 Iranians with family ties to 1979 hostage drama arrested in LA
3 Iranians with family ties to 1979 hostage drama arrested in LA
3 Iranians with family ties to 1979 hostage drama arrested in LA
3 Iranians with family ties to 1979 hostage drama arrested in LA
3 Iranians with family ties to 1979 hostage drama arrested in LA
3 Iranians with family ties to 1979 hostage drama arrested in LA
3 Iranians with family ties to 1979 hostage drama arrested in LA
Iranian family tied to 1979 Iran hostage crisis arrested in US
Iranian family with ties to 1979 hostage crisis , spokesperson Masoumeh Ebtekar arrested by ICE in Los Angeles , DHS says
Three Iranians with Family Ties to 1979 Hostage Drama Arrested in LA
Rubio protecting America he’s a good man 
Rumor has it Marco Rubio said being born on US soil 'doesn't make you a citizen.' Don't be fooled. Rubio's parents came to the U.S. from Cuba but did not become citizens until 1975, four years after the Secretary of State
It's beyond comprehension as to why alllll these Islamics who hate our country request permanent status. Khomeini's daughter teaches at Emory, for peet's sake.
ICE detains relatives of Iran 1979 hostage crisis spokeswoman after residency.... The Trump administration announced it revoked the lawful permanent resident status of family members
I revoked visas Obama granted ex - Iranian VP , relatives - US Sec of State , Rubio
Iranian family with ties to 1979 hostage crisis arrested by ICE in LA, set to be.... Three Iranians related to the spokeswoman for theIslamic terroristswho stormed the U.S. Embassy in
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