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 allegedly face deportation back to Iran, where the government could use the information to subject them to persecution, torture and death.
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TUE · 2026-07-07 · 16:46 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0707-90936
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US gave Tehran secret data on Iranian asylum seekers, lawsuit alleges
A lawsuit filed in Washington alleges that the Trump administration is unlawfully sharing confidential personal information of Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government. The complaint states that this private data includes details about pro-democracy protesters, religious minorities, and members of the LGBTQ community who applied for asylum to escape grave danger in Iran.
BloombergSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-07 · 16:46 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A lawsuit filed in Washington alleges that the Trump administration is unlawfully sharing confidential personal information of Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government. The complaint states that this private data includes details about pro-democracy protesters, religious minorities, and members of the LGBTQ community who applied for asylum to escape grave danger in Iran. The lawsuit claims that the US is providing this information to Iran, where asylum seekers could face persecution, torture, and death if deported. The core of the lawsuit is the accusation that this data sharing is a violation of asylum seekers' rights and puts them at severe risk.
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The US is sharing private data with the Iranian government about asylum applicants including pro-democracy protesters, religious minorities, and the LGBTQ community.
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The Trump administration is unlawfully giving confidential personal information to Iran about Iranians who applied for asylum.
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Asylum seekers allegedly face deportation back to Iran, where the government could use the information to subject them to persecution, torture and death.
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