URGENT: Iranian Americans are facing growing threats to their rights – from ICE raids and deportations to a visa/travel ban and denaturalization efforts.
In the wake of expanded immigration enforcement and new federal directives, Iranian nationals and Iranian Americans are being targeted at alarming rates. From mass ICE arrests to efforts to revoke citizenship and restrict reentry, our community is under attack both here in the U.S. and abroad.
This center provides up-to-date information, legal resources, and ways to defend your rights. Whether you are facing a travel restriction, concerned about immigration status, or want to prepare for possible enforcement actions, we are here to help.
Learn more, know your rights, and get support below.
GET THE FACTS
🚨 President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation on June 4, 2025 suspending entry into the United States for nationals of twelve countries – Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
🚨 In the wake of a disturbing spike in racially motivated immigration arrests, deportations, and other Trump efforts to attack the immigration rights of Iranian Americans living in the U.S., we have created this FAQ for Iranian Americans focused on knowing your rights at home in the U.S., immigrant defense and preparedness.
We will update it to respond to current events as soon as able. Click below for initial details.
Resources
- FAQ Immigrant Defense in Persian and English
- IABA Resource: Overview of the 2025 Travel Ban (English)
- IABA’s Know Your Rights: Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents Re-Entering the U.S. (English) (فارسی)
- Social Media Advisory Ahead of Travel Ban and Amid Escalating Legal Threats
- Memo: US Policy Challenges for Iranian Students, in Persian and English
- Detention Watch Network’s Toolkit to Fight Detention & Deportations
- ACLU’s Know Your Rights: Law Enforcement at the Airport, in Persian and English
- ACLU’s Know Your Rights: What to do with anti-Immigrant and anti-Muslim discrimination, in Persian and English
- ACLU’s Know Your Rights: Can Border Agents search for electronic devices? Available in English here
- ACLU’s Know Your Rights: What to do if you think you’re on a No Fly List, available in English here.
فارسی
GET SUPPORT
LEGAL
The following lawyers have experience dealing with the Iranian community and could offer legal services or advice:
Mahsa Khanbabai | مهسا خانبابایی
+1-508-297-2065 | [email protected] | Student, Employment, & Family immigration and Visas
Curtis Morrison | کورتیس موریسون
+1-858-343-2422 | Consular Representation and Adjustment of Status
Babak Yousefzadeh | بابک یوسف زاده
+1-415-774-3191 | [email protected] | Class Action
Layli Eskandari | لیلی اسکندری
+1-770-551-2700 | [email protected] | Family and Employment-based Immigration
Atessa Chehrazi | آتسا چهرازی
+1-415-986-4559 | [email protected] | Employment-based Immigration
Nikka Kianpour | نیکا کیانپور
+1-818-414-7365 on WhatsApp | nikka@
List of Attorneys and Legal Organizations Offering Free and Low-Cost Legal Assistance – compiled by The Arab Resources & Organizing Center (AROC)
STATE SPECIFIC COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Legal Resources compiled by the Arab Resources & Organizing Center:
Legal Community Resources compiled by the New York Immigration Coalition:
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