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

National Security

DOD Lethal Strikes FOIA Collection

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National Security

Discriminatory Profiling

Muslim Ban FOIA Database

This database compiles documents received from Ƶaffiliates' FOIA requests to expose how local Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials interpreted and executed President Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban.
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National Security

Discriminatory Profiling

TSA Behavior Detection FOIA Database

This database compiles records produced by the TSA in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the Ƶfor documents and information relating to the TSA’s behavior detection programs.
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National Security

FOIA Database Regarding the U.S. Government’s Violent Extremism Initiatives

The ACLU’s Freedom of Information Act lawsuits produced the below records regarding the federal government’s “Countering Violent Extremism” (CVE) and “Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships” (CP3) programs.
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National Security

Targeted Killing

Targeted Killing FOIA Database

This database compiles records produced in response to ƵFreedom of Information Act lawsuits seeking legal and factual information about the government’s program of lethal strikes abroad, including drone use.
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National Security

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Section 215 Documents

The Ƶfiled a Freedom of Information Act request with the Justice Department seeking information about the government's use and interpretation of Patriot Act Section 215.
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National Security

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EO 12,333 Documents

The Ƶfiled a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit demanding that the government release information about its use of Executive Order 12,333 to conduct surveillance of Americans' international communications.
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National Security

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Mapping the FBI

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is collecting racial and ethnic information and “mapping” American communities around the country based on crude stereotypes about which groups commit different types of crimes.
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