Created in response to the September 11 attacks, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a broad federal agency encompassing 22 separate agencies in a single organization. The Department of Homeland Security is a civilian and domestic counterpart to the Department of Defense and is responsible for preparing for and preventing domestic emergencies, including terrorism. With more than 200,000 employees, DHS is the third-largest Cabinet department. EFF has engaged in many FOIA requests and lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security and its various child agencies, which include the Transportation Security Administration, Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration Customs Enforcement, and others.
Government Attacks on Private Drones
Congress should not give the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, State, NASA, the CIA, private contractors, private facilities, and state and local law enforcement sweeping new authorities to destroy, commandeer, or intercept privately-owned drones.
The Counter-Unmanned Aircraft...
EFF Letter re: Necessity of a 60-Day Comment Period for DHS Proposed Rule on the Collection and Use of Biometrics (USCIS Docket No. USCIS- 2019-0007)
EFF v. DHS Migrant DNA FOIA
EFF v. DHS FOIA Complaint (GPS tracking)
Alasaad--MSJ Statement of Material Facts
Alasaad--Motion for Summary Judgment
Customs and Border Protection Response to EFF's February 2018 Letter on Biometric Identification Proposals
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Privacy Office, and Office of Field Operations invited privacy stakeholders—including EFF and the ACLU of Northern California—to participate in a briefing and update on how the CBP is...
EFF Comments on DHS's Proposal to Exempt its New Database of Biometrics and Relationship Data from the U.S. Privacy Act
DHS Identity Applications for Homeland Security Slide Presentation-9/12/17
EFF Follow Up Letter to US Customs and Border Protection
On January 23rd, 2018, EFF and other civil liberties and privacy advocates met with US Customs and Border Protections (CBP) to discuss our ongoing concerns with the biometric data collection programs, facial recognition programs and searches of digital devices developed by CBP. Below...
