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Judge Hauls Officials Into Court After ICE Refuses to Comply With Court Order (August 5, 2021)
Press Release
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TRAC Sues DOJ's Office of Information Policy for Failure to Comply with Freedom of Information Act (March 11, 2020)
Press Release
Complaint
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TRAC Challenges ICE's Withholding of Information on Secure Communities Program (June 8, 2017)
Press Release
Complaint
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TRAC Challenges ICE's Abrupt Change in Disclosure Practices (May 9, 2017)
Press Release
Complaint (zipped file)
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TRAC Challenges CIA Refusal to Process FOIA Requests (October 19, 2015)
Press Release
Complaint
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Judge Rejects DHS Classification of Syracuse University Research Center as a Commercial Requester (July 2, 2015)
Press Release
Judge's Opinion (PDF)
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Continues to Block Public Access to Enforcement Data (May 19, 2014)
Press Release
Complaint (PDF)
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TRAC Charges Immigration and Customs Enforcement
and Customs and Border Protection Violate FOIA Law (February 3, 2014)
Press Release
Complaint (PDF)
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TRAC Challenges ICE Claim That Data Are Off-Limits to the
Public (October 23, 2012)
Press Release
Complaint (PDF)
Exhibits (PDF)
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ICE Refuses to Process TRAC's FOIA Request on Recent Immigration Court Filings
(August 7, 2012)
Press Release
TRAC's Followup Letter
of August 7, 2012
ICE Reponse to TRAC's FOIA Request
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ICE Takes A Year To Say It Can't Find Data
(April 20, 2012)
Press Release
TRAC's Appeal of April 20, 2012
ICE Reponse
to TRAC's FOIA Request
TRAC's FOIA Request
of April 25, 2011
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ICE Continues to Stonewall on Immigration Enforcement Data
(January 10, 2012)
Press Release
ICE Response to TRAC's Press Release
of January 4, 2012
TRAC's Request to OGIS for
Clarification
OGIS Response
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Agency's Immigration Enforcement Claims Not Supported By Own Data
(January 4, 2012)
Press Release
TRAC Request of May 17, 2010 (PDF)
ICE Response of December 20, 2011 (PDF)
TRAC's January 4, 2012 Appeal (PDF)
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ICE Resists Abiding by Supreme Court FOIA Ruling
(April 5, 2011)
TRAC Memo to the White House (PDF)
TRAC Letter to ICE of March 22, 2011 (PDF)
Supreme Court Decision in Milner v. Department of the Navy (PDF)
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New Website Tracks FOIA Withholding Challenges
(March 30, 2011)
Press Release
FOIA Project Website
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ICE Declares That Key Data It Holds Are "Unavailable"
(October 4, 2010)
Press Release
USICE Letter of September 22, 2010 (PDF)
TRAC's October 4 Response (PDF)
USICE Response of October 29, 2010 (PDF)
TRAC's Response of November 8, 2010 (PDF)
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Treasury Ignores FOIA Despite Obama Open Government Initiative
(May 5, 2010)
Press Release
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Agency Demands $111,930 FOIA Processing Fee
For Immigration Database Description
(March 18, 2010)
Press Release
USCIS Letter of March 4, 2010 (PDF)
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TRAC Challenges Government Privacy Claim
(March 16, 2009)
Press Release
Text of TRAC Appeal (PDF)
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IRS Finally Releases Audit Data
(October 9, 2008)
Press Release
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Judge Orders IRS to Turn Over Data
(June 13, 2008)
Announcement
Opinion (PDF)
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IRS Flouts Court Orders
(February 11, 2008)
Press Release
Full Text of Motion (PDF)
Declaration (PDF)
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DOJ Denies IRS Request to Appeal Court Order to Turn Over Audit Statistics;
Request for a Stay Also Denied (December 12, 2006)
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DOJ Ordered to Release Additional Information (September 13, 2006)
Announcement
Case Order (PDF)
Opinion (PDF)
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TRAC Sues DOJ For Release of Civil Division Records (September 13, 2006)
Press Release
Complaint (PDF)
Exhibits (PDF)
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TRAC's ICE Motion Is Denied (June 28, 2006)
Announcement
Full Text of Decision (PDF)
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TRAC Sues Immigration and Customs Enforcement (May 10, 2006)
Announcement
Full Text of Complaint (PDF)
Full Text of Motion (PDF)
Declaration (PDF)
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Data Expert Prevails in Lawsuit Against IRS Secrecy (April 4, 2006)
Press Release
Full Text of District Court Ruling (PDF)
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IRS Violates Longstanding Court Order (January 6, 2006)
Press Release
Full Text of District Court Motion (PDF)
1976 Consent Order (PDF)
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Federal Government Withholds Information About Nearly One Million Workers - Close to Half the Total Civilian Workforce
(December 6, 2005)
Press Release
Full Text of District Court Complaint (PDF)
TRAC Correspondence With OPM (PDF)
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Federal Lawsuit Filed Today Against IRS Is Part of Broad Effort to Provide Information About Agency's Audit Activities to the Public
(April 14, 2005)
Press Release
Full Text of District Court Complaint (PDF)
Background: Dangers Posed By IRS Secrecy