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TRANSGENDER LAW CTR. v. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS

No. 20-17416.

33 F.4th 1186 (2022)

TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER; Jolene K. Youngers, as personal administrator for the wrongful death estate of Roxsana Hernandez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT; U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties-United States Department of Homeland Security, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 12, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irene Lax (argued), Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., New York, New York; Kimberly A. Evans , Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Wilmington, Delaware; R. Andrew Free , Law Office of R. Andrew Free, Nashville, Tennessee; for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Laura E. Myron (argued) and Abby C. Wright , Appellate Staff; Stephanie Hinds , Acting United States Attorney; Brian M. Boynton , Acting Assistant Attorney General; Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: Sidney R. Thomas and M. Margaret McKeown, Circuit Judges, and Jane A. Restani, Judge.

OPINION

At the heart of this case is an effort by advocates to learn about the circumstances of an asylum-seeker's tragic death in federal custody. The Freedom of Information Act exists for just such a purpose—to ensure an informed citizenry, promote official transparency, and provide a check against government...

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