Feds, Advocates Settle FOIA Suit Over Family Separation Info
By Tom Lotshaw, Law360, May 5, 2026
The American Immigration Council and the U.S. government told a D.C. federal judge they've struck a settlement to end a long-running Freedom of Information Act dispute over records related to family separation policies during the first Trump administration.
In a court filing Tuesday, the American Immigration Council and the government said they reached the formal agreement after informing the court of a settlement in principle in March, and that the matter could be dismissed.
The council filed the suit in June 2018, seeking to compel the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to respond to requests for information about policies enacted to prosecute immigrants and separate families who arrived at the southern border.
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