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US accused of sharing Iranian asylum seeker data with Iran

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Imagine fleeing a regime, asking the land of the free for help, and then having your application forwarded to the exact government you just ran away from. Yeah, that’s reportedly happening.

A new lawsuit claims the Trump administration has been hand-delivering sensitive details of Iranian asylum seekers straight to the regime in Tehran.

The whole point of seeking asylum is that your home country wants to jail or kill you. So when people flee to the US, they fill out forms explaining exactly why they ran away and who they are. It's supposed to be highly confidential.

According to the lawsuit, federal officials decided the best move was to share these highly confidential documents directly with the Iranian government. It is basically a pre-written target list for a regime not exactly known for its gentle HR department. They reportedly handed over names, dates, and escape stories, leaving families back in Iran in immediate danger.

Bureaucratic incompetence is one thing, but doing the secret police's homework for them is a whole new level of service.

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  1. Gluten-Free Sheriff
    bruh. they literally handed them a hit list.
    +2 emotionalA succinct summary of bureaucratic incompetence that manages to be both depressing and entirely accurate
  2. Self-Made Eagle
    is anyone actually surprised anymore? our government's bureaucratic stupidity knows no limits. hope those families can stay safe somehow.
    +5 solidA classic display of cynicism that is unfortunately backed by the reality of government incompetence
  3. Uninsured Mascot
    Wait... isn't this wildly i******? Like, even for them?
    +1 jokeAsking if the government is breaking the law is like asking if water is wet, but thanks for the optimism