| ▲ | MertsA an hour ago | |
How does this square with FOIA obligations? I get ICE sidestepping transparency by avoiding creating the responsive footage in the first place, but once the body cam footage exists, what basis could they use to withhold it other than redacting footage for the typical reasons? | ||
| ▲ | jjav 3 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |
> How does this square with FOIA obligations? ICE doesn't exactly have a track record of following any laws or courts in general. So I wouldn't expect them to answer any FOIA obligation. This is the fundamental flaw uncovered in the US system by the current administration. Turns out that if one agency decides to go rogue and declare that no laws apply to them, there is no mechanism in place to prevent that. | ||
| ▲ | chaps an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
I mean, ICE is already sidestepping transparency by delaying FOIA requests to the Nth degree. Have a look: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/list/?page=1&per_page=100&agenc... | ||
| ▲ | orthecreedence an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
> what basis could they use to withhold it other than redacting footage for the typical reasons? The basis is "come and take it." A court order doesn't work on the brownshirts. | ||