On July 9, 2018 plaintiff, the American Immigration Council, filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiff sued U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Represented by the American Immigration Council and ...
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On July 9, 2018 plaintiff, the American Immigration Council, filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiff sued U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Represented by the American Immigration Council and Dorsey & Whitney, the plaintiff brought their claim under the Freedom of Information Act. The plaintiff brought three claims under the Freedom of Information Act: for Failure to Conduct an Adequate Search for Responsive Records, for Failure to Disclose Responsive Records, and for Failure to Grant Plaintiff's Public Interest Fee Waiver Request. The case was assigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson.
The FOIA request seeks specific identified data regarding (a) each individual who was
apprehended by CBP, (b) each individual who was encountered by ICE, (c) each individual who was arrested by ICE, (d) each individual who was arrested by CBP, and (e) each individual who was removed or returned from the United States between January 1, 2016 and October 10, 2017.
On July 16, 2018 plaintiff filed an amended complaint reasserting the claims from the July 9th complaint.
On September 17, 2018 defendants filed an Answer to the Amended Complaint. After several joint status reports defendants moved for summary judgment on March 29, 2019. The case is ongoing.
Anna Belkin - 04/08/2018
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