FOIA lawsuit

  • Trump Administration Sued Over Secrecy Surrounding ‘Gold Card’ Visa Program

    The Democracy Defenders Fund has filed a federal lawsuit accusing multiple government agencies of unlawfully withholding records tied to the Trump administration’s controversial “Gold Card” visa program, which critics describe as a “pay-to-play” pathway to U.S. residency. Filed on April 13 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the lawsuit targets the…

  • Federal Judge Slams Trump Administration’s ‘Baseless Claims’ About Civil Servants

    In a pointed ruling that offered sharp words for President Donald Trump’s administration, a federal judge this week denounced what she called “seemingly baseless claims” against federal workers and described the administration’s rhetoric about mass government firings as “a slap in the face” to longtime public servants. The case stems from a lawsuit filed by…