The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the federal government for information it says will reveal how the incoming Trump administration might expel millions of illegal immigrants.
The public records lawsuit, filed Monday in Los Angeles against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), demands records about ICE Air Operations—the agency’s division responsible for deporting foreign nationals via commercial airlines and chartered flights.
Specifically, the lawsuit calls for the release of contracts, dating from Jan. 1, 2023, to the present, for deportation flights and ground transportation services. It also requests records showing the airfields that ICE Air uses or can access, as well as procedures for staging and staffing flights, including those involving unaccompanied children….