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.
Featured Reports
Government Documents Reveal Information about the Development of the CBP One App
- January 25, 2023
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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
Seeking Records about Immigration Court Arrests and Dismissals
- Abuses
- July 28, 2025
In the middle of May 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) began to arrest noncitizens at immigration courts throughout the country…
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The Council Received Data on City-Level Refugee Resettlement From the Department of State
- Integration
- June 25, 2025
Background Through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, the United States accepts tens of thousands…
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Seeking Records about DHS’s Renewed Mass Influx Declaration and Deputization of State and Local Law Enforcement as Immigration Officers
- Border Enforcement
- May 13, 2025
Council and ACLU-MI file a FOIA request for records about the basis of the DHS Secretary’s renewed mass influx determination and the supervision and training of state and local law enforcement officers acting as immigration officers thanks to this determination.
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