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A masked federal agent stands outside a courtroom wearing a bulletproof vest, with another similarly dressed agent in the background.

ICE lawyers are trying to keep their names secret. We can’t let them

Secrecy•Newsletter

Plus: Sen. Warren’s new anti-corruption bill targets Trump’s presidential library

Published July 20, 2025 Lauren Harper

Trump and Kristi Noel walking on a tour of Alligator Alcatraz in front of a chain-link fence with bunk beds behind the fence.

ICE shouldn’t be allowed to run de facto secret prisons

FOIA•Newsletter

Plus: Transparency isn’t a fireable offense. Tulsi Gabbard didn’t get the memo

Published July 13, 2025 Lauren Harper

Private immigration detention facility

FOIA doesn’t apply to ICE’s for-profit detention network. It should

FOIA•Article

ICE isn’t the secret police, and it shouldn’t be allowed to operate a de facto secret prison

Published July 10, 2025 Lauren Harper

ICE detention facility

Did ICE quietly rescind illegal guidance curtailing congressional visits?

Secrecy•Article

FPF FOIA request seeks more information

Published June 26, 2025 Lauren Harper

All police departments in California are required to use body cameras. But obtaining the footage can be difficult.

Tips for requesting body-worn camera footage from the L.A. protests

FOIA•Newsletter

Plus: Don’t miss FPF’s upcoming virtual FOIA event

Published June 22, 2025 Lauren Harper

Ozturk FOIA complaint

FPF takes State Department to court over Öztürk secrecy

FOIA•Article

Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeks documents on targeting of journalist

Published June 9, 2025 Lauren Harper

Customs and Border Protection privacy assessment

FOIA reporting makes headlines. Wired and 404 Media make the articles free.

Secrecy•Newsletter

Plus: The Food and Drug Administration is still hiding deadly E. coli outbreak information

Published June 1, 2025 Lauren Harper