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Zorro

(18,318 posts)
Wed Jul 2, 2025, 09:32 PM Jul 2025

California Man Still Flies Trump Flag After ICE Detained His Wife

Arthu Sahakyan’s wife was detained by ICE during a nationwide round-up of Iranian nationals living in the US.

When Arthu Sahakyan’s wife was detained by ICE on June 30th, he might have been expected to tone down his avowed support of Donald Trump’s tough immigration policies.

But the California husband and father is sticking to his guns, as reported by Fox11 on Tuesday.

Sahakyan’s wife, Arpineh Masihi, entered the U.S. as a three-year-old refugee when her family fled Iran. Like many of the 400,000 Iranian-born immigrants living in the US, Masihi obtained a green card, settled in the Los Angeles area, and started a family.

Masihi’s green card was revoked 15 years ago due to a theft conviction, which her husband said was “less than $200.” According to her husband, she had been meeting with immigration authorities regularly since her green card was revoked in order to regain her legal status.

However, in the wake of the U.S. military’s strike on Iran last month, immigration authorities detained over 130 Iranian nationals amid fears of backlash from Iranian sleeper cells. Masihi was one of them: federal agents arrived at the family’s door on Monday.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/california-man-still-flies-trump-flag-after-ice-detained-his-wife/

Can't fix stupid.
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California Man Still Flies Trump Flag After ICE Detained His Wife (Original Post) Zorro Jul 2025 OP
easier than a divorce Shellback Squid Jul 2025 #1
Bingo dalton99a Jul 2025 #6
Guess this guy hasn't yet seen how toxic 47 is vapor2 Jul 2025 #2
kinda brings this to mind... ret5hd Jul 2025 #3
Hubby doesn't seem too upset. Marcuse Jul 2025 #4
it's a cult, and he loves drumpf more than his spouse. that's true of everyone in MAGA Takket Jul 2025 #5
My first thought... WinstonSmith4740 Jul 2025 #8
He's probably afraid to say anything negative in this situation. But I've known trumpster types Silent Type Jul 2025 #7

ret5hd

(22,126 posts)
3. kinda brings this to mind...
Wed Jul 2, 2025, 09:46 PM
Jul 2025

kinda…not spot on, but it was the first thing that popped in my head

WinstonSmith4740

(3,412 posts)
8. My first thought...
Thu Jul 3, 2025, 12:25 PM
Jul 2025
"...and he loves drumpf more than his spouse. "
Years ago, I heard someone define a "pre-nup" as an agreement between two people who love their stuff more than each other. I wonder how this woman feels after devoting years of her life to someone who threw her under the bus.
 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
7. He's probably afraid to say anything negative in this situation. But I've known trumpster types
Wed Jul 2, 2025, 10:27 PM
Jul 2025

who’ll still love him even after their mother is kicked off Medicaid.

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