A new lawsuit filed in the District of Columbia alleges the Trump administration provided Iranian officials with detailed information about Iranian nationals seeking asylum in the United States.
The legal complaint claims this cooperation allowed Iranian authorities to “select” which asylum seekers among them would be expelled from the country.
The suit contends the administration shared sensitive data, including personal histories and legal statuses, with the Iranian government.
This information sharing, the lawsuit argues, put asylum seekers at direct risk of persecution upon their return to Iran.
The document does not specify the exact mechanism of the data transfer but asserts it violated U.S. asylum laws and international protections.
The plaintiffs include several Iranian asylum seekers who say they were denied protection after their details were passed to Iranian officials.
Legal experts note this case raises significant questions about executive authority and national security versus humanitarian obligations.
The lawsuit seeks to halt the practice and demands accountability for those allegedly harmed by the information sharing.
The administration has not yet issued a public response to the specific allegations outlined in the filing.
