Heartland Alliance Nat’l Immigrant Justice Center v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Freedom of Information Act
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 16-1840
Decision Date: 
October 21, 2016
Federal District: 
N.D. Ill., E. Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed

Dist. Ct. did not err in dismissing plaintiff’s action seeking under Freedom of Information Act identity of Tier III terrorist groups, where defendant argued that such information was exempt from disclosure under section 7(E) of Act, since disclosure would reveal techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions. Ct. agreed with defendant that withholding of names of terrorist organizations from alien who is being questioned about same is technique of law enforcement investigation that is squarely within 7(E) exemption.