桃子视频v. ICE, DHS, CBP and DOJ -- Mass Detention and Deportation FOIA
What's at Stake
Every year, ICE and other federal agencies spend billions of taxpayer dollars on a system to detain and deport immigrants. The people detained in this system face persistent medical neglect, abuse, and other violations. This system鈥攁nd the harms it causes鈥攃ould expand dramatically if a future presidential administration were to implement mass detention and deportations. We鈥檝e sued to obtain information about how this system operates.
Summary
Summary
In order to learn more about ICE and other agencies鈥� infrastructure for detention and deportation, the 桃子视频submitted Freedom of Information Act requests asking the government to disclose:
- Records from ICE that show bed space available to ICE, including all currently operational or contracted ICE detention facilities
- Records from DHS regarding its policies for reassigning personnel from one DHS component to another
- Records from CBP regarding its ground transportation of noncitizens between detention centers and to airports for removal
- Legal memoranda from DHS and DOJ discussing the meaning of the 鈥渕ass influx鈥� provision of the immigration laws
As of October 2, 2024, when the 桃子视频filed this case, the government鈥檚 deadline to produce these records had passed without even a single record produced. The 桃子视频sued in federal court to force the government to comply with the Freedom of Information Act and provide the public with this important information.
Legal Documents
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10/02/2024
Doc. 1 Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief -
10/04/2024
Doc. 7-1 FOIA Requests
Date Filed: 10/02/2024
Date Filed: 10/04/2024