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Petitioner’s father moved to the United States in 1979.
Petitioner’s father’s green card was renewed at that time.
Petitioner’s parents have lived in the United States since 1979.
In April or May 1979, petitioner’s father asked his son-in-law,
Alex Ebrahimzadeh (Ebrahimzadeh), to retrieve the family’s green
cards from petitioner’s father’s office in Tehran and bring them
to him in New York. A U.S. Customs inspector confiscated those
green cards when Ebrahimzadeh brought them into the United
States.
2. Petitioner’s Imprisonment and Escape From Iran
Petitioner completed 2 years of service in the Iranian
military around May 1, 1979. He intended to leave Iran at that
time, but the Iranian government prevented petitioner from
leaving. Habib Elghanian, petitioner’s uncle, was executed on
May 29, 1979. The Iranian government expropriated petitioner’s
family businesses and property.
On June 1, 1979, petitioner was arrested, blindfolded,
interrogated, and imprisoned. He was released on July 1, 1979,
He reasonably feared for his life in Iran, and on July 13, 1979,
he fled from Iran under an assumed name. He has not returned to
Iran since then.
3. Petitioner’s Travels in 1979
After leaving Iran, petitioner went to London to see Shirley
Elghanian and Roya. He stayed there for a few weeks. On August
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