U.S. federal agents have detained the niece and grand-niece of late ​Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their lawful permanent resident status, the State Department said on Saturday, Reuters reported. 

"Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement," the State Department ​said in a statement, adding that Rubio revoked their residency status, also ​known as a green card.

The State Department did not say where ⁠the arrests occurred. The statement said the pair were arrested on Friday and ​that Afshar had been "enjoying a lavish lifestyle in Los Angeles" that was documented ​on her recently deleted Instagram account, according to Reuters.