Asylum Data Leak
Lawsuit says the U.S. shared confidential asylum information with Iran.
Summary
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund alleges the Trump administration illegally shared confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with Iran. The complaint says immigration agencies began providing application details to Iranian officials in March 2025 under an arrangement to periodically share immigration files and information. The suit argues the disclosures violated federal asylum confidentiality protections and endangered applicants and relatives in Iran, and it seeks to stop further sharing.
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