US gave Tehran secret data on Iranian asylum seekers, lawsuit alleges
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A lawsuit alleges that the US Trump administration unlawfully provided confidential personal data about Iranian asylum seekers, including pro-democracy activists and minorities, to the Iranian government. This data sharing reportedly risks the deportation of vulnerable individuals back to Iran where they may face danger.
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...