FOIA Request to Effingham County Sheriff's Office Regarding Immigration Detainer Records on January 29, 2025.
As part of our ongoing commitment to provide comprehensive and accurate news coverage on local governmental affairs, we at East Central Reporter have sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Effingham County Sheriff's Office. The request, sent on January 29, 2025, seeks documents and/or records showing persons committed to county jails that have had an Immigration Detainer issued by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency lodged against them since January 29, 2024.
As a media organization, we believe in the importance of holding public institutions accountable and providing transparency to the public. Access to these public records is essential for us to fulfill our professional responsibilities. We are confident that this information will contribute significantly towards ensuring comprehensive coverage of local governmental affairs.
We have requested these records preferably in electronic format for ease of dissemination and analysis. Given our role in disseminating information to the public, we have also requested a fee waiver as a media professional.
We await the response from the Effingham County Sheriff's Office and will continue to keep our readers updated on developments related to this request.
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