Relatives of the late Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Qassem Soleimani have been detained in the United States.

Axar.az reports, citing the U.S. State Department, federal agents arrested Soleimani’s niece, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, and her daughter, after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their lawful permanent resident (LPR) status.

Both are now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The State Department noted that while living in Los Angeles, Soleimani Afshar promoted Iranian regime propaganda, celebrated attacks on U.S. military personnel, and voiced support for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated terrorist organization.

It should be noted that earlier this month, Secretary Rubio also revoked the legal status of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, daughter of former Iranian official Ali Larijani, and her husband, barring them from entering the U.S.