Posted on February 10, 2021 by sethlerner1964
immigration advocacy groups filed a FOIA lawsuit against Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeking information regarding the agency’s policies and practices that advocates say are fueling the missing persons crisis at the border. Along the border, law enforcement refer 911 calls for emergency assistance to CBP when the callers are Spanish-speaking, a practice that effectively makes it the primary emergency services provider along the border. Advocates say this is at odds with CPB’s explicit charge as an immigration enforcement agency. The advocacy groups filed FOIA requests in 2019, seeking data relating to these 911 calls, but CBP failed to produce any documents regarding the request. The current lawsuit seeks an order compelling the documents.
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Posted on December 22, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The American Immigration Council and partners won a case against USCIS and ICE over their failure to provide people with their immigration files—or “A-Files”—within 30 days. The delays in responding to A-File FOIA requests have left people in legal limbo, enduring emotional and financial hardship. Now the agencies must address the backlog.
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Posted on March 2, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
n December, an ICE request to delete records was granted. The request to delete records, which was filed in 2015 under the Obama administration, would include documents relating to detainee deaths, sexual assaults, and abuse allegations while in ICE custody. On Tuesday, the ACLU filed a FOIA request to get access to the documents before they are deleted. The ACLU has argued that these documents should be protected in order to keep ICE accountable in the future
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Posted on January 28, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
In December, a federal judge ruled that ICE violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) when it denied immigration lawyers access to their client’s files. ICE’s reasoning was that the clients in ICE custody were “fugitives,” but that is not one of the stated exceptions under FOIA. ICE used this justification for denying FOIA requests at least 333 times between July 21, 2017 and April 4, 2019. As of this week, the government has about a month remaining to appeal the decision.
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Posted on January 28, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
In December, a federal judge ruled that ICE violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) when it denied immigration lawyers access to their client’s files. ICE’s reasoning was that the clients in ICE custody were “fugitives,” but that is not one of the stated exceptions under FOIA. ICE used this justification for denying FOIA requests at least 333 times between July 21, 2017 and April 4, 2019. As of this week, the government has about a month remaining to appeal the decision.
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Posted on November 25, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on November 12 to compel the government to release documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Specifically, EFF is looking for information on “the number of individuals whose DNA had been collected, the accuracy of DNA matches, and the exact gene processing used to identify parent-child relationships.” The DNA testing used by the government claims to have results within 90 minutes, which has raised some questions on accuracy. Additionally, though the government claims that the DNA tests are voluntary based on consent forms, EFF has concerns about coercion. According to EFF, the consent forms claim that refusing a DNA test can result in family separation. Right now, the lawsuit is only about getting information under FOIA.
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Posted on November 19, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on November 12 to compel the government to release documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Specifically, EFF is looking for information on “the number of individuals whose DNA had been collected, the accuracy of DNA matches, and the exact gene processing used to identify parent-child relationships.” The DNA testing used by the government claims to have results within 90 minutes, which has raised some questions on accuracy. Additionally, though the government claims that the DNA tests are voluntary based on consent forms, EFF has concerns about coercion. According to EFF, the consent forms claim that refusing a DNA test can result in family separation. For now, the lawsuit is only about getting information about the testing under FOIA.
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Posted on July 1, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS announced the latest phase in the expansion of its FOIA Immigration Records System (FIRST). USCIS online account holders may now submit FOIA requests online for their own records and will soon be able to submit online requests for non-A-File material.
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Posted on June 27, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS announced the latest phase in the expansion of its FOIA Immigration Records System (FIRST). USCIS online account holders may now submit FOIA requests online for their own records and will soon be able to submit online requests for non-A-File material.
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Posted on August 7, 2018 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS announced that it has introduced the second phase of the FOIA Immigration Records SysTem (FIRST). Phase two allows all FOIA requestors to create a USCIS online account, track their cases, and receive their responses electronically.
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