Federal Tort Claims Act Accountability Project
Democracy Forward is housing a national initiative to use the Federal Tort Claims Act to hold ICE and other federal...
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Plaintiffs Ask Court to Require Evidence After Trump-Vance Administration Refuses to Substantiate Claims That $1.776 Billion Slush Fund Has Been Abandoned
Motion Comes After Administration's Conflicting Statements About the Future of the Fund Ahead of Court Hearing
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