Government Transparency
The Council uses the Freedom of Information Act to secure data and documentation from government agencies and take them to court when they fail to comply. Once we receive data, we analyze and publish reports to share the information publicly.
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Access to records should not depend on who has the resources to retain lawyers that can challenge the government’s lawyers in court. Local governments must do all they can to adopt policies that live up to transparency ideals rather than shield themselves from public scrutiny.”
Raul Pinto, Deputy Director – Transparency
Latest FOIA Requests
Council Submits FOIA Request Seeking Information on Immigration Judge Training
- Due Process and the Courts
- April 14, 2026
In February 2025, the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) began firing over 100 immigration judges without reason. These judges had…
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Council and Just Futures Law File FOIA Request Seeking Information on USCIS’ Implementation of “Anti-Americanism” in Adjudicating Benefit Applications
- How the Immigration System Works
- January 7, 2026
Following the issuance of two executive orders in the early days of the second Trump administration, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services…
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Council Challenges USCIS’s Refusal to Release I-213s and Other Immigration Records
- Immigration Benefits and Relief
- March 25, 2026
An Alien File (A-File) is a record that holds a noncitizens’ immigration history, including Form I-213 which contains any U.S. Immigration and…
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