A lawsuit filed by the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund and Public Citizen Litigation Group alleges that the Trump administration violated federal law by sharing confidential asylum application information with the Iranian government starting in March 2025. The suit claims that during monthly meetings between ICE and the Iranian Interests Section, federal officials mailed or hand-delivered immigration files containing identifying data, family relationships, political opinions, and reasons asylum seekers feared the Iranian government. The lawsuit alleges this practice endangers pro-democracy protesters, LGBTQ+ people, religious minorities, and their families in Iran, and violates federal regulations requiring confidentiality of asylum applications. According to the complaint, more than 100 people have been deported to Iran under the second Trump administration, with others deported to Panama and the Central African Republic.