'Bloodline punishment': Iranian family faces ongoing punitive ICE detention

'Bloodline punishment': Iranian family faces ongoing punitive ICE detention A Los Angeles-based Iranian family has spent over 130 days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention to date due to their relative’s political activity nearly 50 years ago. In a letter published in The Nation, Iranian academic Maryam Tahmasebi described the arrest and detention of her husband, Eissa Hashemi, their 16-year-old son and herself, as "bloodline punishment" as the three permanent residents were stripped of their green cards following an online campaign. Neither of the three family members has any criminal history.