July 26, 2005

The Mirmehdi brothers (left to right Mohammad, Mostafa, Mohsen and Mojtaba) sort through 29 boxes of letters and documents collected during 41 months of detention (Washington Report/S. Twair).

Special Report, Washington Report, July 2005
Iranian Brothers’ American Dream Turned Into a Nightmare
By Pat McDonnell Twair
   
MOSTAFA MIRMEHDI is haunted by the words if only. If only he hadn’t sought the services of an immigration attorney who, unbeknownst to him, was under investigation by the FBI. If only he hadn’t attended a 1997 demonstration in Denver calling for democracy in Iran. All the if onlys in the world, however, can’t alter the series of events that led Mostafa and his three brothers to the dubious distinction of being the longest-incarcerated detainees since 9/11: 41 months >>> See

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