Iranian man detained by ICE misses baby's birth
Aug 15, 2025·Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Country of origin: Iran
Ribvar Karimi, an Iranian national, has been in ICE custody for over 50 days in Alabama. He missed the birth of his child while detained.
Sources
- Mahmoud Khalil misses son's birth after ICE official denies his request to be there
NPR·Apr 21, 2025·archived copy
- ICE detains dad with green card after 20 years in US—Family
Newsweek·Sep 30, 2025·archived copy
- Iranian man detained by ICE in Alabama misses his baby’s birth: ‘He lost a piece of himself’
newsbreak.com·Aug 15, 2025·archived copy
- bhamwiki.com
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