FOIA

September 16, 2020 | Press Release

HHS is Withholding Health and Safety Data on Active Migrant Detention Center

Health, immigration, & labor groups sue agency for failing to respond to FOIA requests

September 16, 2020 | Legal Document

Tornillo FOIA Complaint

Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, Hispanic Federation, GreenLatinos, and Labor Council for Latin American Advancement

September 16, 2020 | Press Release

Departamento de Salud Retiene Datos de Seguridad y Salud En Centro de Detención Para Migrantes

Grupos de salud, inmigración y trabajo demandan a agencias por no responder a las solicitudes de la FOIA

June 12, 2020 | Legal Document

OVEC v. DOE PTTG: FOIA Complaint

Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition's FOIA complaint regarding the Department of Energy's financial support of the proposed PTTG petrochemical complex.

February 12, 2020 | Press Release

Earthjustice Elogia A Comité de Recursos Naturales Por Otorgar Nuevos Poderes a Su Presidente

Esta acción mejorará el escrutinio sobre funcionarios del Departamento del Interior y sus estrechos lazos con la industria petrolífera y gasífera

February 12, 2020 | Press Release

Earthjustice Praises House Committee for Granting New Investigative Powers to Chairman

Move will enhance scrutiny of Department of Interior officials with extensive ties to coal and oil industry

November 21, 2019 | Press Release

Hundreds of Documents Released Detailing Plans to Build Migrant Detention Facilities at Contaminated Fort Bliss Site

Up to 7,500 unaccompanied minors would have been held at toxic site according to plans unearthed by environmental and community advocates

November 21, 2019 | Press Release

Cientos de Documentos Revelan Planes Para Construir Instalaciones de Detención de Migrantes en Sitio Contaminado de Texas

Hasta 7.500 menores no acompañados hubiesen sido retenidos en Fort Bliss, de acuerdo con los planes descubiertos por defensores ambientales y comunitarios

November 21, 2019 | Feature

An unprecedented collection of government documents regarding Fort Bliss sheds light on the process that the Trump administration follows to create migrant detention centers and its disregard to human rights and public health.

November 21, 2019 | Report

Expert Report: Fort Bliss Waste Sites and Potential Human Health Impacts at Proposed Migrant Detention Center

An expert report reviewing documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests to the U.S. Army, including emails from the U.S. Army and Department of Homeland Security. The report notes notes that there were several problems with the project at Fort Bliss, including that the Army did not adequately investigate to determine what types of waste had been disposed of at the site, and more.