Raul Pinto

Raul Pinto is the Deputy Legal Director, Transparency at the American Immigration Council. He leads the Council’s government transparency work, which includes transparency-related litigation, publication of best practice materials, and advocacy. His work focuses on promoting transparency in the field of immigration by uncovering agency records through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that will advance litigation, advocacy, and research efforts in support of the Council’s mission. In this role, he also supports litigators, open-government organizations, and other advocates to strengthen collaboration among entities involved in transparency in the immigration space. Previously, Raul was a Senior Attorney with the North Carolina Justice Center representing low-income immigrants at all stages of their immigration journey. Before that, he was a staff attorney at the ACLU of North Carolina. Raul holds a J.D. from City University of New York School of Law and a B.A. from Rutgers University.

Raul Pinto

Publications

Trump Administration Abruptly Stopped Processing Green Card Applications Filed by Asylees, Refugees. A FOIA Request Seeks Answers

  • April 23, 2025

On March 25, news reports surfaced that the Trump administration imposed a suspension in the…

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Council and BAJI Highlight Their Efforts on Government Transparency to Audience in South Africa

  • September 13, 2024

This past week, the Council, alongside the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), had the…

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ICE’s Faulty Detention Data Undercounts the Number of People in Its Custody

  • August 1, 2024

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appears to be severely undercounting the number of people…

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