Lawsuit Says US Illegally Shared Confidential Information on Iranian Asylum Seekers with Iran
The complaint says officials disclosed asylum application details as part of a deportation push that plaintiffs say exposed detainees to retaliation.
- A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges the Trump administration violated federal regulations by sharing confidential asylum application data with the Iranian government, endangering countless Iranians by exposing sensitive personal details to the government they are fleeing.
- Starting in March 2025, the State Department arranged monthly meetings with Iranian officials using the Pakistani embassy as an intermediary, where U.S. officials shared sensitive information about detained Iranian immigrants to coordinate deportations, lawyers for the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund alleged.
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials forced detainees to meet with Iranian representatives who possessed specific knowledge of their asylum claims, including details about conversion to Christianity, LGBTQ identity, or participation in pro-democracy protests, the filing states.
- Public Citizen attorney Michael Kirkpatrick requested a preliminary injunction to freeze information sharing, warning that revealing asylum records "could put them in grave risk upon return," plus risks to family members remaining in Iran.
- These disclosures occurred amid a broader immigration crackdown resulting in over 600,000 deportations in 2025, with over 100 people sent to Iran and others deported to Panama and the Central African Republic despite decades-long diplomatic hostility.
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US gave Tehran secret data on Iranian asylum seekers, lawsuit alleges
A lawsuit claims the Trump administration is unlawfully giving confidential personal information to Iran about Iranians who applied for asylum to avoid “grave danger” in their native country. The US is sharing private data with the Iranian government about asylum applicants including pro-democracy protesters as well as members of religious minorities and the LGBTQ community, according to the complaint filed Tuesday in Washington. Asylum seekers …
Trump admin doxxed at-risk refugees to death regime in secret meetings: watchdog
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The Homeland Security sign off of South Elizabeths Rd is seen on February 13, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Iranian American Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging the Trump administration has been sharing confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government. According to the complaint filed in Washington, D.C., many Iranian asylum seekers are pro-democracy prote…
Lawsuit says U.S. illegally shared confidential information on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran
A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that the Trump administration's immigration agencies have been sharing confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government, violating national immigration regulations and endangering countless Iranians, court filings argue.
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