Refuge Sur Place Real-o-thetical

When can the act of applying for asylum in the United States become the basis for a claim for asylum in the United States? How about when the U.S. government publishes the name, case status, and location of the asylum applicant on its public website?

Barron's is reporting that, on Monday, the names, case status, and detention locations of some 6,000 asylum applicants were inadvertently uploaded to the ICE website and remained online for roughly 5 hours. Barron's writes: "The information reportedly included details about people fleeing authoritarian regimes in China, Russia and Iran, as well as those trying to escape violent criminal gangs in lawless parts of the world."

You have your next classroom hypo!

-KitJ