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Freedom of Information Act requests

The topic is about submitting Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain records from EPA.

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Jan 24, 2026
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Which states record immigration status in criminal arrest and conviction databases, and how can researchers access those records?

Only a small number of jurisdictions explicitly record alongside state criminal arrest and conviction records; academic reporting identifies as the only state that systematically tracks arrests and co...

Jan 16, 2026
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Where can researchers find state-level ICE staffing and deployment records to compute agents per capita since 2020?

Researchers seeking state-level ICE staffing and deployment records since 2020 should start with ICE’s own public files—the Staffing Charts page, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) statistics, a...

Jan 16, 2026
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Has the House Oversight Committee or Senator Wyden’s office publicly acknowledged receiving whistleblower materials concerning Sascha Riley?

No public, verifiable acknowledgment from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee or Senator Ron Wyden’s office that they have received whistleblower materials specifically concerning Sasc...

Jan 30, 2026

Does DHS or ICE publish regional or field office staffing levels that could be compiled into a state-by-state count?

Publicly available and materials provide agency-wide headcounts, program-level staffing totals, and lists of field and regional offices, but they do not publish authoritative, line-by-line staffing ro...

Feb 3, 2026

Are Environmental Protection Agency records available for White House renovation hazardous waste handling?

Federal law and practice create channels where hazardous‑waste information about federal sites can appear in EPA systems — notably the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket and EPA’s /ECHO ...

Jan 18, 2026

How should someone document and legally challenge an alleged unlawful ICE vehicle stop or use of force?

A clear, legally resilient challenge to an alleged unlawful ICE vehicle stop or use of force rests on three pillars: careful, non‑interfering documentation; immediate preservation and legalization of ...

Jan 17, 2026

How have reporting organizations compiled lists of shootings involving ICE agents during 2025 and what methodologies did they use?

Reporting organizations compiled 2025 lists of shootings involving ICE agents by assembling public records, newsroom investigations, lawsuits and Freedom of Information Act requests, then cross-checki...

Jan 10, 2026

Which public records (White House pool reports, official calendars) are best for independently verifying presidential travel and activity?

For independently verifying presidential travel and public activity, the most reliable contemporaneous sources are official travel lists maintained by the Department of State’s Office of the Historian...

Jan 8, 2026

What legal avenues exist for applicants who contest a federal polygraph “unsuccessful” finding?

Federal applicants told a polygraph was “unsuccessful” have several administrative and legal pathways: internal agency appeals and retesting, requests for corroborating adjudicative information under ...