ICE PHOENIX: UNDOCUMENTED IRANIAN MAN PLEADS GUILTY AFTER TEMPE CLASH; WIFE ADMITS THREATENING OFFICERS

ICE ERO Phoenix says Mehrzad Asadi Eidivand, an undocumented Iranian national, pleaded guilty to federal firearms possession after a June 21 confrontation in Tempe. His wife, Linet Vartannivartanians, pleaded guilty to threatening federal law enforcement officers. Sentencing is set for Nov. 26, and DOJ has released additional case details. The case adds to a recent cluster of ICE enforcement actions drawing political attention in Arizona.