Secret Police: Access to Information about Immigration Enforcement in the United States

  • Date: December 5, 2018
Secret Police: Access to Information about Immigration Enforcement in the United States

The present report summarizes the experience of the University of Washington Center for Human Rights in seeking to obtain information about immigration enforcement, placing this work in the larger context of nationwide access-to-information efforts in this sector. We begin by documenting patterns of secrecy and misinformation in immigration enforcement, then illustrate their impacts on human rights defenders, and conclude by offering recommendations for improvement.