Civil rights activists and environmentalists are demanding the Trump administration disclose its plans to build new border walls across the Big Bend region of Texas, according to a new lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday.
The Center for Biological Diversity and Texas Civil Rights Project filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas accusing Customs and Border Protection of failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request.
The two organizations are seeking details about the planning and construction of a border wall in the Big Bend region, as well as Border Patrol records on apprehensions of migrants in the same area.
“The requested records are vital to understanding the basis, rationale, and likely impacts of border wall construction and associated infrastructure in the area,” the lawsuit states. “Without timely disclosure, the Center and its members cannot effectively understand or respond to CBP’s proposed plans, thereby undermining FOIA’s core purpose of ensuring government transparency and accountability.”
