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Open Litigation
Iranian American Legal Defense Fund v. Rubio
In March 2025, the Trump administration began providing the Iranian government with confidential information from the immigration files of Iranians seeking asylum in the United States.
The asylum seekers whose information was shared include pro-democracy protestors, members of religious minorities such as Evangelical Christians, or members of the LGBTQ community who seek refuge in the United States because of the grave dangers they face in Iran.
Disclosing their confidential information to the Iranian government violates federal regulations requiring confidentiality, endangers their family members and acquaintances who may still be residing in Iran, and puts those who are subject to removal to Iran at risk of persecution, torture, and death following their arrival in Iran.
IALDF is represented by our litigation partner, Public Citizen (PC).
PC filed a lawsuit against Marco Rubio in his official capacity as Secretary of State, Markwayne Mullin, in his official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security, David Venturella, in his official capacity as Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and their agencies.
IALDF and PC are working to stop the Trump administration’s unlawful sharing of confidential immigration files of Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government.
Our lawsuit asks the court to order the U.S. government to stop sharing asylum-applicant information with the government of Iran and to provide notice to all Iranian asylum seekers whose information was unlawfully shared with the Iranian government.
IALDF is represented by our litigation partner, Public Citizen (PC).
PC filed a lawsuit against Marco Rubio in his official capacity as Secretary of State, Markwayne Mullin, in his official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security, David Venturella, in his official capacity as Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and their agencies.
IALDF and PC are working to stop the Trump administration’s unlawful sharing of confidential immigration files of Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government.
Our lawsuit asks the court to order the U.S. government to stop sharing asylum-applicant information with the government of Iran and to provide notice to all Iranian asylum seekers whose information was unlawfully shared with the Iranian government.
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