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![This week’s FOIA round-up: The Interior Department releases redacted records regarding the Border Patrol assistance efforts and the criminal investigation into the Flint water crisis continues](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/06/07/Jeep.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
This week’s FOIA round-up: The Interior Department releases redacted records regarding the Border Patrol assistance efforts and the criminal investigation into the Flint water crisis continues
In this week’s FOIA round-up, the Interior Department releases heavily redacted documents to regarding the deployment of law enforcement officials to assist Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border, Michigan authorities issue search warrants for the devices of former governor Rick Snyder as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into the Flint water crisis, and the Intercept obtains emails suggesting the Tennessee governor’s office and Volkswagen worked together suppress the United Auto Workers’ attempts to unionize a factory in Chattanooga.
![FOIAing the Trump Administration: the danger of assuming bad faith](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/12/20/Trump2.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
FOIAing the Trump Administration: the danger of assuming bad faith
FOIA works best when everyone assumes that requests are made in good faith, as a means for journalists, activists and average citizens alike to contribute in a meaningful way to oversight of the their government. This week, we take a look at a few stories that undermine that assumption of good faith, both among government officials and in the public eye.
![FOIAing the Trump Administration: defending against the charge of ‘fake news’](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/12/13/TrumpCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
FOIAing the Trump Administration: defending against the charge of ‘fake news’
President Trump famously and frequently attempts to undermine trust in reporting on his administration with accusations of “fake news.” It’s a practice that has trickled down through his agencies, with cabinet members and public affairs officials attempting to portray unfavorable stories as fake or biased. The solution? File more FOIA requests!
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Secretary Zinke's commemorative coin
Frank Matt sent this request to the Department of Interior, Office of the Secretary of the United States of America
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Secretary Zinke's personal flag
Frank Matt sent this request to the Department of Interior, Office of the Secretary of the United States of America
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Alexander Rony sent this request to the Department of the Interior of the United States of America