Opinion
21 CIVIL 2443 (JSR)
11-30-2021
BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Plaintiff, v. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, Defendant.
JUDGMENT
It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Memorandum and Order dated November 29, 2021, the Court finds ICE's search was inadequate and, accordingly, orders ICE to conduct a new search based on a liberal reading of Part Two of the request, as clarified by the Brennan Center, and that addresses the inconsistencies and gaps discussed above. The Court also finds that while the redacted portions of Sections 7. 2, 7. 4, 11. 3, and 11. 4 are appropriately withheld under FOIA Exemption 7 (E), the redacted portions of Sections 7.18, 11.6, 12.1, 12.2, 12.4, 12.5, and 12.7 are not appropriately withheld under 7(E) and must be disclosed. Accordingly, the Court grants partial summary judgment in favor of the Brennan Center, on the grounds that ICE's search was inadequate and that Sections 7.18, 11.6, 12.1, 12.2, 12.4, 12.5, and 12.7 of the NSI Handbook were not properly withheld under FOIA Exemption 7(E); and grants partial summary judgment in favor of ICE, on the ground that Sections 7.2, 7.4, 11.3, and 11.4 were properly withheld under FOIA Exemption 7(E). 1