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The Justice Department cautioned that some documents were redacted under FOIA exemptions because the relevant conduct predated Trump's presidency.
Federal redactions of investigative files are governed primarily by the Freedom of Information Act’s nine statutory exemptions and three narrow exclusions, agency regulations implementing , and a body...
The Freedom of Information Act () gives the public a statutory right to request federal records, but that right is sharply qualified where personnel or medical files and law‑enforcement materials are ...
Researchers seeking to identify rely on a mix of public records, agency FOIA libraries, tailored FOIA requests, and administrative appeals or litigation when denials occur; these techniques must navig...
A U.S. citizen seeking ICE records about their detention should file a written FOIA or Privacy Act request with the proper DHS component—typically ICE, and sometimes USCIS or CBP depending on where re...
The recently released files contain multiple, specific records that mention by name; those records are a mix of archival evidence (photos and emails), investigator notes, and a prominent FBI spreadshe...
released a large tranche of — described in reporting as roughly 3–3.5 million pages — but multiple outlets, and advocates say millions of responsive pages remain fully withheld or heavily redacted; th...
has several legal tools to demand unredacted records — chiefly committee subpoenas backed by judicial enforcement, civil suits to compel agency disclosure under FOIA or other statutes, and — but each ...
The FOIA framework requires agencies to search for and disclose responsive records but permits broad, enumerated exemptions for sensitive material—so the process for documents like the is a mix of sta...
The Department of Justice can withhold or in criminal-investigation records under a mix of , and local court rules, and protective orders that prioritize privacy, ongoing investigations, victim safety...
and routinely decline to publish granular staffing counts and precise personnel distributions for field offices on grounds tied to law‑enforcement sensitivity, personnel safety, and ; the department f...
Public access to records from legal investigations and ethics committees is governed by a mix of federal FOIA rules, state open records laws, court rules and agency policies, each with its own exempti...
Courts have repeatedly balanced competing interests when the government refuses to release investigatory materials on grounds of victim privacy or national security, sometimes deferring to executive s...
There is no reporting in the supplied sources identifying a specific diary disclosure incident or any named parties who have been sued or prosecuted; therefore this analysis outlines the plausible leg...
USCIS processes FOIA requests for naturalization and A‑file records through its online FOIA system and the FIRST records system, prioritizing precise document requests and applying privacy protections...