An assortment of advocacy groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday aimed at stopping the Department of Homeland Security from permanently shuttering its internal oversight divisions after the Trump administration fired critical staff members, grinding operations to a halt.
The lawsuit was filed in New York and brought by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, along with two immigration rights groups. It seeks to preserve some of the main guardrails within the agency, all created by Congress, that help uncover and prevent human rights abuses by its officers.
The suit asked the court to restore the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to the status quo before President Trump began to cut away at oversight and accountability functions throughout the federal government. It is also seeking to restore two ombudsman’s offices that inspect detention facilities and process complaints regarding visa applications.
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