FOIA Request and Petition for Investigation and Enforcement
To the U.S. Department of Justice:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552), I request the release of all non-exempt records concerning immediate family members of senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who have entered, resided in, or maintained legal status in the United States, consistent with applicable law.
The Department of Justice has long demonstrated that the United States does not serve as a safe haven for individuals connected to regimes responsible for atrocities. Through investigations of former Nazi persecutors—including denaturalization, deportation, and prosecution where authorized by law—the Department established the principle that the United States will use its legal authorities to prevent those connected to serious human rights abuses from abusing U.S. immigration and financial systems.
Accordingly, I respectfully request that the Department fully investigate any credible evidence that family members or associates of senior IRI or IRGC officials have engaged in sanctions evasion, money laundering, concealment of illicit assets, visa fraud, immigration fraud, material support for designated terrorist organizations, or other violations of U.S. law.
Where supported by evidence, I request enforcement under, as applicable:
- 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956–1957 (Money Laundering)
- 18 U.S.C. § 2339B (Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization)
- 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (False Statements)
- 18 U.S.C. § 1425 (Procurement of Citizenship or Naturalization Unlawfully)
- 8 U.S.C. §§ 1182 and 1227 (Immigration and Nationality Act)
- International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. §§ 1701–1708)
- Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
- OFAC sanctions authorities
- 18 U.S.C. §§ 981 and 982 (Civil and Criminal Asset Forfeiture)
If lawful investigations establish that assets within the United States are proceeds of corruption, sanctions violations, terrorism financing, or other criminal conduct, I respectfully request that those assets be frozen or forfeited through appropriate judicial proceedings. I further request expedited processing of this FOIA due to the significant public interest in national security, sanctions enforcement, and accountability.
Respectfully submitted.