From Detention Watch Network (DWN) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Banking on Detention: Local Lockup Quotas and the Immigration Dragnet (2015) explores and exposes the depth of local...
The DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis (“I&A”) produced several emails sent in early 2017 between their personnel concerning a document they referred to as the “Race Paper.” Each email attached a separate version of the document, and some emails contain some feedback from DHS personnel on the structure of the document, call for in-person meetings to discuss the paper, and expressly mention “drivers” and “indicators."
Filing Seeks Documents Related to Border Patrol Emergency Response Unit April 19, 2019, New York, NY – Today, human rights attorneys at the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a Freedom of...
The Center for Constitutional Rights is excited to partner with BAM and Amazon Studios’ Reel Impact series on a special screening of The Feeling of Being Watched . Following the screening, Senior...
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal statute that enables anyone in the United States to request records from federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the...
CCR and Muslim Advocates File FOIA Lawsuit on Opaque Muslim Ban Waiver Process Washington, DC – Following the United States Supreme Court decision to uphold the Muslim Ban, Muslim Advocates (MA) and...
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), Color of Change (COC), and the Kramer Law Clinic are currently litigating under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to uncover how the FBI and Department...
Document Raises Questions About Escalating Government Surveillance and Criminalization of Black Activists March 19, 2018, New York, NY – Today, racial justice organizations filed a lawsuit against...
Highest Court Rejects Private Prisons’ Petition to Limit Release of Government Documents October 10, 2017, New York, NY – Today, the Supreme Court denied a petition by private prison corporations...
