FOIA Collections

The Freedom of Information Act gives all of us the right to ask the government for documents and have the government respond. As the ACLU, we request, and sometimes sue to obtain information about government activity in order to analyze, publish, and disseminate this information to the press and public.
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FOIA Collection

Arizona AG Money Transfer Surveillance FOIA Database

This page compiles documents received from the Arizona Attorney General related to the money-transfer database, also known as the Transaction Records Analysis Center (TRAC).
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Arizona Ag Money Transfer Surveillance Foia Database. Explore Legislation.
FOIA Collection

Boston Asylum Office FOIA Production

These documents reveal practices and procedures at USCIS’s Boston Asylum Office, the result of a successful FOIA lawsuit brought by the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Maine.
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Boston Asylum Office Foia Production. Explore Legislation.
FOIA Collection

ICE Detention Activities in Maine

Documents from ICE and from the Cumberland County Jail detailing detention practices and the creation of a new detention facility in Scarborough, Maine.
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Ice Detention Activities In Maine. Explore Legislation.
FOIA Collection

State Agency Public Records About ID.me

We are publishing documents obtained through public records requests from agencies in Florida and Oregon using ID.me to verify identity for unemployment benefits. Documents are being published on a rolling basis.
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Kenosha Law Enforcement FOIA Database

This database compiles documents retrieved in the wake of protests and a fatal shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Aug. 25, 2020.
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Kenosha Law Enforcement Foia Database. Explore Legislation.
FOIA Collection

National Security

DOD Lethal Strikes FOIA Collection

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Dod Lethal Strikes Foia Collection. Explore Legislation.
FOIA Collection

Privacy & Technology

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DHS Face Surveillance FOIA Database

This database compiles records produced in response to a FOIA lawsuit filed by the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµfor records related to the implementation of face surveillance technology at airports.
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Dhs Face Surveillance Foia Database. Explore Legislation.
FOIA Collection

Privacy & Technology

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[ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµv. CBP] Documents Released Under Lawsuit

This database compiles all documents released under the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµv. CBP FOIA lawsuit seeking records pertaining to the ICE and CBP's use and purchase of cell-site simulator technology.
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[aclu V. Cbp] Documents Released Under Lawsuit. Explore Legislation.
FOIA Collection

Privacy & Technology

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Social Media Surveillance FOIA Database

This database compiles records produced in response to a FOIA lawsuit filed by the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµfor records related to the use of social media surveillance by federal agencies for the purpose of conducting extreme vetting.
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Social Media Surveillance Foia Database. Explore Legislation.
FOIA Collection

Racial Justice

FBI Surveillance of Black Activists: FOIA Collection

FBI records secured through Center for Media Justice v. FBI, a FOIA lawsuit to uncover information about surveillance of Black people whom the government deems so-called Black Identity Extremists.
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Fbi Surveillance Of Black Activists: Foia Collection. Explore Legislation.