A new lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund claims US immigration agencies illegally disclosed confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers to the Iranian government, potentially exposing dissidents and religious minorities to persecution. The Department of Homeland Security denies the allegations. The case is pending.
The lawsuit, filed with a US federal court, seeks to halt any further sharing of asylum records and requests an independent review of potentially compromised cases. According to the complaint, those affected include pro-democracy activists, religious minorities, and others who fled Iran fearing persecution. The allegations have not been proven in court.
As The Zioneer reported earlier today (Wed 11:41 Jerusalem), Iranian immigrants had previously alleged that the US administration was providing classified information to Tehran. The new lawsuit formalizes those accusations under a legal framework. The Department of Homeland Security has denied the allegations, calling them false.
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