ACLU sues in N.J. over FBI ethnic data collection

Source: Associated Press

ACLU sues in N.J. over FBI ethnic data collection
Published: Wednesday, May 04, 2011, 5:56 PM Updated: Wednesday, May 04, 2011, 5:56 PM
By The Associated Press The Star-Ledger

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit in New Jersey over the FBI's collection of racial and ethnic data in local communities.

In the complaint filed today, the ACLU says it filed a Freedom of Information Act request last July seeking the release of records about the FBI's "mapping" of local communities under the Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide.

The complaint alleges the FBI sent back some documents in December that were improperly redacted and has failed to release any more since then.

An ACLU-New Jersey spokeswoman says more than 30 ACLU branches around the country filed similar requests for documents and are considering legal action. The organization says the FBI program raises civil rights concerns.



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For innocent "demographics mapping" purposes of course.

Registration sure came in handy later when it was time to round them all up, just like with all the good Germans' personal firearms so that only the Nazis were left armed and unopposed.

I'm beginning to wonder if it isn't hardwired.