VIDAL-MARTINEZ v. U.S. DEP'T OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Nos 22-2445 & 23-1900.

84 F.4th 743 (2023)

Jesus VIDAL-MARTINEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 24, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob S. Briskman , Adam R. Whitesel Cassingham , Attorneys, Jacob S. Briskman Attorney at Law PC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jonathan C. Haile , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees in No. 22-2445.

Leif Eric Overvold , Charles W. Scarborough , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees in No. 23-1900.

Andrew Christian Fels , Attorney, Al Otro Lado , Knoxville, TN, for Amicus Curiae Al Otro Lado's Detention Kills Transparency Initiative.

Before Sykes, Chief Judge, and Brennan and Pryor, Circuit Judges.


Jesus Vidal-Martinez filed two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), seeking disclosure of information about his transfer from ICE custody to officials in Decatur County, Indiana, where he faced state criminal charges. This case concerns redactions in a subset of documents...

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