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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DHS Face Surveillance FOIA Database

This database compiles records produced in response to a FOIA lawsuit filed by the ACLU for records related to the implementation of face surveillance technology at airports.
Date Created: Dec 24, 2020
Contains: 12 Documents
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DHS Face Surveillance FOIA Database
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[ACLU v. CBP] Documents Released Under Lawsuit

This database compiles all documents released under the ACLU v. CBP FOIA lawsuit seeking records pertaining to the ICE and CBP's use and purchase of cell-site simulator technology.
Date Created: May 22, 2020
Contains: 13 Documents
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[ACLU v. CBP] Documents Released Under Lawsuit
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Social Media Surveillance FOIA Database

This database compiles records produced in response to a FOIA lawsuit filed by the ACLU for records related to the use of social media surveillance by federal agencies for the purpose of conducting extreme vetting.
Date Created: Mar 4, 2020
Contains: 32 Documents
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Social Media Surveillance FOIA Database
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ALPR FOIA

Automated License Plate Readers FOIA Documents
Date Created: Jul 21, 2015
Contains: 719 Documents
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ALPR FOIA
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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.
Date Created: Dec 2, 2014
Contains: 1617 Documents
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NSA Documents