Legal Opinion
American Immigration Council v. United States Department of Homeland Security
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 10, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2011-1972PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
In March 2011, American Immigration Council submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to Customs and Border Protection, a component agency of the Department of Homeland Security. AIC sought information about individuals’ access to counsel during their interactions with federal immigration authorities. Dissatisfied with the response to its request— the agency produced just two pages of records after six months of discussion— AIC filed suit in this court against CBP and DHS. Defendants then conducted a broader search, which…
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