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Sosa Orantes v. U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement
Citation: Not availableDocket: Civil Action No. 2019-0549
Court: District Court, District of Columbia; August 30, 2021; Federal District Court
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Jorge Vinicio Sosa Orantes filed a lawsuit under the Privacy Act against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) concerning records they maintain. The defendants moved to dismiss the case or for summary judgment, which the court granted. Sosa's request for copies of the international arrest warrants used to deny his transfer to Canada was considered, but ICE does not maintain such copies. The DOJ found one warrant from Guatemala. The court noted that heads of agencies may exempt certain records from the Privacy Act's disclosure requirements, as stipulated in 5 U.S.C. § 552a(j)(2), particularly when the agency's primary function involves law enforcement. Both ICE and DOJ have properly exempted their record systems containing law enforcement information from these requirements. Consequently, the court ruled that the defendants were entitled to judgment as a matter of law, and any questions from Sosa regarding the agencies' substantive decisions were deemed misplaced, as the Privacy Act does not allow for the correction of opinions or judgments. An order reflecting this decision will be issued separately. The ruling was dated August 30, 2021, by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan.