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El Paso County authorizes federal lawsuit after ICE fails to produce FOIA records on proposed migrant detention sites
Summary
El Paso County Commissioners Court voted April 6 to authorize the county attorney to file suit in federal court after Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not produce documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act about proposed detention facility sites, county attorneys said.
El Paso County on Monday authorized its attorney to file a federal lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after county officials said ICE failed to provide records requested under the Freedom of Information Act about proposed migrant detention sites.
County Attorney Christina Sanchez told Commissioners Court that the county used legal channels, including FOIA requests, to seek site maps, permitting steps, environmental assessments and communications related to proposed detention facilities. According to Sanchez, federal agencies have not produced the requested…
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