DHS Releases Records Related to Zero Tolerance Policy and Executive Order 13841

DHS released records related to the Zero Tolerance policy and Executive Order 13841, Affording Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation, to the Democracy Forward Foundation pursuant to a FOIA litigation. Documents include redacted reports on ending DHS's "catch and release" policy, congressional testimonies, readouts of calls with members of Congress, DHS talking points, emails, and more. Since the majority of the released records are redacted, AILA has highlighted some of the unredacted material below:

• Document Production 1 of 9
  • Letter from Ronald D. Vitiello, Deputy Director and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director (ICE) to Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) - Undated
  • Statement of Matthew T. Albence, Executive Associate Director, ICE ERO, Regarding a Hearing on "Oversight of Immigration Enforcement and Family Reunification" before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee - July 31, 2018
  • Immigration PC Meeting Minutes - July 3, 2018
  • Potential Questions and Answers: Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen meeting with the U.S. House of Representatives Republican Conference - June 7, 2018
• Document Production 2 of 9
• Document Production 3 of 9
  • Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Classwide Preliminary Injunction, Ms. L. et al. v. U.S. ICE et al. - June 26, 2018
  • Defendants' Notice of Compliance, Flores et al. v. Sessions - June 29, 2018
• Document Production 4 of 9
  • Talking Points for Lunch with Chairman Kevin Yoder (R-KS) - June 19, 2018
  • Call with Ranking Member Claire McCaskill (D-MO) - June 25, 2018
  • CBP call with U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops - June 22, 2018
  • Call with Ranking Member Claire McCaskill (D-MO) - June 26, 2018
  • Letter from Secretary Nielsen to Governor Jay Inslee (WA) - August 27, 2018
  • Letter from Secretary Nielsen to Speaker Joe Straus (TX) - August 27, 2018
  • Letter from Secretary Nielsen to Governor Phil Murphy (NJ) - August 27, 2018
  • Letter from Secretary Nielsen to Governor Tom Wolf (PA) - August 27, 2018
  • Letter from Secretary Nielsen to Governor Andrew Cuomo (NY) - August 27, 2018
• Document Production 5 of 9
• Document Production 6 of 9
• Document Production 7 of 9
• Document Production 8 of 9
  • Emails on draft update memo - June 22, 2018
• Document Production 9 of 9

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