(TJV NEWS) Three additional Iranian nationals with alleged ties to Tehran’s ruling regime have been arrested in Los Angeles, as federal authorities intensify a widening crackdown on individuals connected to the Islamic Republic who had been living comfortably in the United States.

According to the New York Post, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Seyed Eissa Hashemi, his wife Maryam Tahmasebi, and their son, with officials moving to deport them after revoking their legal residency status.

The arrests were ordered after Secretary of State Marco Rubio stripped the trio of their green cards, citing concerns over their connections to high-level figures tied to Iran’s government.

The New York Post reports that Hashemi is the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar, a controversial figure from the 1979 Iran hostage crisis who was known for acting as a spokesperson for the militants who seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

Despite those ties, Hashemi had built a life in the United States, working as an academic affiliated with the Chicago School of Professional Psychology after arriving in the country more than a decade ago.

The latest arrests follow a string of similar actions taken by U.S. authorities. Just days earlier, officials detained relatives of slain Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, including his niece and grandniece, who had also been living in Los Angeles while allegedly maintaining connections to the regime.

Those earlier cases drew attention after social media posts appeared to show the women enjoying a lavish lifestyle in the U.S., a detail that has become a recurring theme in the broader investigation.

In addition to the arrests, the U.S. government has also taken steps to block other regime-linked individuals from entering or remaining in the country. The New York Post reports that Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, the daughter of a prominent Iranian security official, along with her husband, has been barred from returning to the United States after their status was revoked.

The enforcement actions come amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran, as officials seek to prevent individuals with alleged ties to hostile foreign governments from maintaining residency in the U.S.

While the individuals targeted had been living relatively low-profile but comfortable lives stateside, authorities now say those connections to the Iranian regime ultimately triggered their removal—underscoring a broader shift toward stricter scrutiny of foreign nationals linked to adversarial governments.