Opinion ID: 3066102
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Heading: Improper Revealing of Personal Information

Text: Bondarenko contends that the government improperly disclosed information contained in his asylum application to medical authorities in Russia when it investigated the medical document. The government may not disclose “[i]nformation contained in or pertaining to any asylum application, records pertaining to any credible fear determination conducted 22 BONDARENKO V. HOLDER pursuant to [8 C.F.R.] § 208.30, and records pertaining to any reasonable fear determination conducted pursuant to [8 C.F.R.] § 208.31” without the permission of the alien seeking asylum. 8 C.F.R. § 208.6(a). Bondarenko argues that the investigating officials inappropriately disclosed information about him that may “lead . . . authorities and the very people that are searching for Petitioner to discovering that Petitioner is seeking asylum.” Bondarenko’s argument is foreclosed on the current record. The forensic report expressly states that “USCIS Moscow is aware of the confidentiality requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 208.6, and did not reveal or imply the existence of an asylum application on the part of any alien in this investigation.” Bondarenko has produced no evidence contradicting this statement.