The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit Tuesday demanding information about President Donald Trump’s executive orders restricting immigration and travel from Muslim-majority nations.
Filed jointly with ACLU affiliates in Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming and Alaska, the suit demands that the regional U.S. Customs and Border Protection office in Portland, Oregon, release documents related to the on-the-ground implementation of the orders, the first of which Trump signed on Jan. 27. ACLU affiliates have coordinated in filing such lawsuits against Customs and Border Protection offices in 13 states nationwide.
The ACLU first filed an FOIA request on Feb. 2 seeking documents — including text messages, voicemails, emails, directives and training documents — related to the implementation of the orders at airports across the U.S. They are now suing because “the government has failed to substantively respond” to the request.