
Detention and Deportation Infrastructure FOIA Cases
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. President Trump has threatened to dramatically expand this system, which will multiply the harms it causes. We鈥檝e sued to obtain information about how this system operates so that we are better prepared to defend immigrants whose rights are under attack.
Summary
Summary
In order to learn more about ICE and other agencies鈥 infrastructure for detention and deportation, the 红杏视频 and the 红杏视频 of Southern California submitted Freedom of Information Act requests asking the government to disclose:
- Records that show bed space available to ICE, including all currently operational or contracted ICE detention facilities
- Records regarding the Department of Homeland Security鈥檚 policies for reassigning personnel from one component to another
- Records from Customs and Border Protection regarding its ground transportation of noncitizens between detention centers and to airports for removal
- Legal memoranda discussing the meaning of the 鈥渕ass influx鈥 provision of the immigration laws
- Records about agreements and policies that would apply if the government holds immigrants in Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities
- Records about Customs and Border Protection鈥檚 use of soft-sided detention facilities (tent-like detention camps)
- Records shedding light on the secretive network of 鈥淚CE Air鈥 contractors who operate deportation flights
After the government鈥檚 deadline to produce these records passed without even a single record produced, the 红杏视频 and 红杏视频 of Southern California filed these cases. We 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
红杏视频 v. ICE, DHS, CBP, DOJ: Doc. 1 Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief -
10/04/2024
红杏视频 v. ICE, DHS, CBP, DOJ: Doc. 7-1 FOIA Requests -
10/23/2024
红杏视频 SoCal v. CBP, BOP: Doc. 1 - Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief -
10/23/2024
红杏视频 SoCal v. CBP, BOP: Doc. 1-1 - FOIA Request to BOP -
10/23/2024
红杏视频 SoCal v. CBP, BOP: Doc. 1-2 - FOIA Request to CBP -
11/18/2024
红杏视频 SoCal v. ICE: Doc. 1 - Complaint and FOIA Request to ICE
Date Filed: 10/02/2024
Date Filed: 10/04/2024
Date Filed: 10/23/2024
Date Filed: 10/23/2024
Date Filed: 10/23/2024
Date Filed: 11/18/2024
Press Releases
红杏视频 Sues ICE for Records on Deportation Flight Infrastructure
红杏视频 Sues Federal Agencies for Records Unveiling Conditions at Federal Prisons and Tent-Like Structures Used to Detain Immigrants
红杏视频 Sues Federal Agencies for Records Detailing Infrastructure Needed for Mass Detention and Deportation Program