Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Ruling In Detention Watch Network et al. v. U.S. Department Of Homeland Security & U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement

On February 7, 2017, the Second Circuit United States Court of Appeals released this ruling regarding Detention Watch Network et al. v. U.S. Department Of Homeland Security & U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement. The ruling dismissed appeals filed by GEO Group and CoreCivic (formerly Corrections Corp. of America) to prevent the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from releasing ICE detention center contract details in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The ruling stated that the corporations lacked standing to prevent disclosure because they have not suffered an invasion of a . . .