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

'Bloodline punishment': Iranian family faces ongoing punitive ICE detention Submitted by Shraddha Joshi on Fri, 08/21/2026 - 13:13 Three relatives of a former Iranian politician have been held in indefinite detention for over 130 days Texas State Troopers prepare to disperse a crowd protesting ICE outside the South Texas Family Residential Center on 28 January 2026 in Dilley, Texas (Joel Angel Juarez / Getty Images via AFP) Off A Los Angeles-based Iranian family has spent over 130 days in Immigration and Customs En