Emuwa v. United States Department of Homeland Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMARA EMUWA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:20-cv-01756 (TNM) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION The Freedom of Information Act’s (“FOIA”) Exemption 5 encompasses, among other things, the deliberative process privilege. This privilege protects from disclosure agency documents that are both predecisional and deliberative. It allows agency officials to communicate candidly without fear that their tentative opinions and recommendations will become public. The privilege is thus meant to improve agency…