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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Muslim Ban FOIA Database
This database compiles documents received from ACLU affiliates' 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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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 ACLU for documents and information relating to the TSA’s behavior detection programs.
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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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Targeted Killing FOIA Database
This database compiles records produced in response to ACLU Freedom 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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ALPR FOIA
Automated License Plate Readers FOIA Documents
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Section 215 Documents
The ACLU filed 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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EO 12,333 Documents
The ACLU filed 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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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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Florida Foreclosure Records
The ACLU and the ACLU of Florida filed public records requests with judicial officials in Florida to determine whether homeowners are having their constitutional rights violated during foreclosure proceedings.
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NSA Documents
The ACLU long suspected that the NSA has gone far beyond its counterterrorism and foreign intelligence mandate, implementing a massive system to conduct bulk surveillance of millions of innocent Americans.
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