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ICE Insider

ICE Insider is a Muckrock project lookin' to break news on the immigration beat with a particular focus on the Enforcement and Removals division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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FOIA 101: Tips and Tricks to Make You a Transparency Master

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Whether it's your first request or your first request *today,* it never hurts to go over the basics. MuckRock's compiled a lot of FOIA advice over the years, and with this project, it's all in one place.

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Documenting COVID-19 project

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The Documenting COVID-19 project is a repository of searchable documents related to the COVID-19 pandemic obtained through state open-records laws and the Freedom of Information Act. It has produced hundreds of stories with local, regional and national newsroom partners throughout the United States.

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Has your family been impacted by the West Lake landfill or radioactive waste near St. Louis? We want to hear from you

Has your family been impacted by the West Lake landfill or radioactive waste near St. Louis? We want to hear from you

The Missouri Independent and MuckRock are investigating the history of the dumping and cleanup efforts of the radioactive waste and would like to hear from those most impacted.

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Pitch your public records and data stories to MuckRock

Pitch your public records and data stories to MuckRock

Have a great story idea that needs some outside help? Pitch your story to MuckRock.

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Digging into pandemic data with Documenting COVID-19

Digging into pandemic data with Documenting COVID-19

Documenting COVID-19, started at Columbia University’s Brown Institute for Media Innovation and sponsored by MuckRock, hosts local, state and federal document sets related to the COVID-19 pandemic and supports related local reporting. In this training, Derek Kravitz, Mohar Chatterjee, and Kyra Senese share how they’ve tackled the project and how you can build on it.

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Redact yourself the easy way with #FOIAFacelift

Redact yourself the easy way with #FOIAFacelift

Ever wonder what your FBI file would look like? Want to share your wild (socially distanced) weekend pics without leaving too much incriminating evidence for potential future employers? We’ve got you covered with #FOIAFacelift, our new tool that FOIA-ifies your personal photos in seconds instead of months.

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FOIA Roundup: Trump transparency now and in the future, plus Michigan’s big FOIA fights

FOIA Roundup: Trump transparency now and in the future, plus Michigan’s big FOIA fights

What FOIA is and isn’t getting about the Trump administration, plus using privacy software to evade transparency in Michigan.

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not finding my locality listed in your option for FOIA request form.
FOIA request for Federal Grand Jury proceeding referenced in another FOIA
UPLOAD GOV DOCS