Facts from her FB and LinkedIn to clear up some 'fake news' :
She got an MS in Industrial Engineering at Northern Illinois U and then a PHD in Philosophy at Clemson, graduated last Aug. The 2 degrees is why she's been in the US for 7 yrs.
Since she graduated she lists her job as a data modeler for a small start-up...an industrial sensor / software company. She's not a professor, but was a TA as a student.
According to her colleague on FB, she does not have a green card, she's on a temporary student visa only so her permanent residence is still outside US, presumably Tehran. From this I assume she's on a standard F1 student visa which allows 12 months max after graduation. It's likely she is working to have an employer sponsor a working visa or green card.