A federal lawsuit has been started in Washington, D.C., claiming that the Trump administration shared protected asylum application information with the Iranian government.

華盛頓特區提起了一項聯邦訴訟，指稱川普政府將受保護的庇護申請資訊分享給了伊朗政府。

The legal action was brought by the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund and the Public Citizen Litigation Group. They assert that since March 2025, U.S. officials have regularly sent sensitive immigration files to the Iranian Interests Section. According to the plaintiffs, this information was shared through physical deliveries and monthly meetings organized by the Pakistani embassy. Furthermore, they claim that although military conflicts in February 2026 stopped these formal meetings, the sharing of documents continued.

此次法律行動是由伊朗美國法律防禦基金與公共公民訴訟小組發起的。他們主張自 2025 年 3 月起，美國官員經常將敏感的移民文件發送給伊朗利益分部。根據原告稱，這些資訊是透過實體遞送以及由巴基斯坦大使館組織的每月會議來分享的。此外，他們聲稱雖然 2026 年 2 月的軍事衝突停止了這些正式會議，但文件的分享仍持續進行。

There is a clear disagreement between the two sides. The plaintiffs argue that sharing personal details, political beliefs, and religious changes violates federal rules meant to protect asylum seekers from harm. They also claim that detainees were forced to meet with Iranian officials who already knew their private information. On the other hand, the Department of Homeland Security has denied these claims, emphasizing that their activities were only for getting travel documents and providing standard consular access.

雙方存在明顯的分歧。原告認為分享個人詳細資料、政治信仰和宗教改變，違反了旨在保護尋庇護者免受傷害的聯邦規則。他們還聲稱被拘留者被強迫與已經掌握其私隱資訊的伊朗官員會面。另一方面，國土安全部否認了這些指控，強調其活動僅僅是為了獲取旅行文件並提供標準的領事接洽。

This situation shows a change in how the U.S. treats Iranian dissidents. Between September 2025 and January 2026, the administration deported over 100 people to Iran and sent others to countries like Panama and the Central African Republic. This shift is part of a larger immigration trend, as there were approximately 600,000 deportations and 1.9 million voluntary departures in 2025.

這一情況顯示了美國對待伊朗異議人士的方式發生了變化。在 2025 年 9 月至 2026 年 1 月之間，政府將 100 多人驅逐回伊朗，並將其他人送往巴拿馬和中非共和國等國家。這一轉變是更大移民趨勢的一部分，因為 2025 年約有 60 萬次驅逐出境和 190 萬次自願離境。

The court must now decide if these data-sharing practices were legal, while the plaintiffs ask for an immediate stop to the disclosures and the reopening of affected asylum cases.

法院現在必須決定這些數據分享做法是否合法，而原告則要求立即停止披露，並重新開啟受影響的庇護案件。