FOIA – Immigration Insight

Immigration Agencies Violate FOIA, Harming Immigrants and Government Transparency Alike

March 18, 2023 by ImmigrationInsights

Immigration agencies have a problem with transparency. With an immigration system as complex as ours and Freedom of Information Act offices that are chronically underfunded, it’s no surprise that immigration agencies violate FOIA—a statute created to strengthen our democracy by helping regular citizens understand what the government is up to—by failing to timely provide details … Read more

Resounding Victory in a Data Case Against ICE

February 5, 2023 by ImmigrationInsights

On January 26, the Second Circuit ruled against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a case that has broad implications for the public’s access to data held in immigration agency databases. The case stems from an ACLU Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The request asked for data from ICE about removals, detentions, apprehensions, … Read more