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Woman lured to fake citizenship event, grabbed by ICE agents and sent to detention camp [1]
['Ellsworth Toohey']
Date: 2025-09-12
Sharareh Moghaddam thought she was heading to a citizenship celebration in Los Angeles. Instead, ICE agents had set a trap to grab the 55-year-old woman and lock her in an Arizona detention camp.
From CBS News:
Family members say that she moved to the U.S. in 2014 after facing religious persecution in Iran for her Bahai faith. They say that she legally obtained a green card, which was confirmed by a senior official with the Department of Homeland Security.
However, that official also noted that Moghaddam has a criminal record, as she was twice convicted of theft. As such, they say she's subject to removal under immigration law.
Court records show that Moghaddam has a petty theft charge, which she says she handled legally, blaming the incident on medication and trauma.
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