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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent after a raid in Mableton, Georgia, Aug. 8, 2006 — AP Photo/Jason Bronis

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not the secret police, as much as they’d like to be.

The Trump administration has given ICE increasing power to act with impunity. We’re using the Freedom of Information Act to expose their unlawful actions and policies.

Featured Items

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
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
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
Did ICE quietly rescind illegal guidance curtailing congressional visits?
Secrecy•Article
FPF FOIA request seeks more information

Published June 26, 2025 Lauren Harper
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
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
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