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As war on Iran rages again, and tired rhetoric of “Iranian sleeper cells” resurfaces, Iranian American communities are bracing for another round of backlash at home in the U.S. through immigration enforcement.
Last year, ICE agents arrested Mandonna Ka...
The strongest version of this narrative is a compelling indictment of systemic targeting of Iranian Americans, where U.S. immigration policies and military actions create a feedback loop of repression. The article effectively documents specific cases—like Mandonna Kashanian’s arbitrary detention and Sharareh Moghadam’s arrest at her citizenship ceremony—to humanize the broader pattern of deportations, visa bans, and suspended legal pathways. It credibly ties these measures to geopolitical escala...