Arpineh Masihi said goodbye to her husband Arthu Sahakyan and the couple’s four children after federal agents swarmed their California home on Monday.
Masihi, who is from Iran, was arrested and placed into removal proceedings due to immigration issues stemming from a past conviction, according to her husband. She came to the United States when she was 3 years old as a refugee, but her green card was revoked 15 years ago after she was accused of stealing something worth “less than $200,” he said.