Politics · DHS probe · ArchiveSenators Force Probe Into DHS Accused of Sharing Asylum Files With IranAired August 11, 2026 at 3:15 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Iranian asylum seekers sued last month0:02alleging the Department of Homeland0:04Security endangered [music] them by0:05sharing details of their asylum0:06application records with the Iranian0:08government. Two senators are now moving0:10to force disclosure, requesting access0:12[music] to all potential communications0:14between two private immigration0:15detention centers and Iranian diplomats0:17in two separate [music] letters. Those0:19asylum records are legally protected0:21because disclosure can expose claims0:23based on religion, political opinion,0:24and persecution [music] to the very0:26government the seekers fled. For0:28Iranians held in detention while seeking0:30protection, the outcome determines0:32whether their identities, testimony, and0:34fear claims were exposed to Iranian0:36authorities, while they remain in US0:38custody and [music] would face risk if0:39returned. The Department of Homeland0:41Security says the allegations are false,0:43creating a direct conflict between sworn0:45[music] court claims of life-threatening0:47disclosure and an outright denial. The0:49account is drawn from [music] court0:50filings and the two letters, which have0:52not yet received broader independent0:54confirmation. What remains unresolved is0:56whether any such communications [music]0:58exist, whether the detention centers1:00will produce them, and whether a court1:02will find that protected asylum1:03information was transmitted. For more1:06stories that matter, like and subscribe.1:08[music]Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗