In January 2017, Human Rights Watch submitted requests to twenty-two United States federal agencies pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. The requests seek legal, policy, and other documents addressing any use of two of the country’s main intelligence surveillance laws for counter-drug or immigration purposes, including in a manner that may affect people in the United States and US citizens abroad. The laws include Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which underpins the PRISM program as well as “upstream” surveillance activities, and Executive Order 12333, which allegedly serves as the basis for large-scale US surveillance programs worldwide. Both of these laws are described further in Human Rights Watch’s 2014 report With Liberty to Monitor All.
U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
United States Customs and Border Protection
Drug Enforcement Administration
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Office of Intelligence and Analysis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
National Reconnaissance Office
National Security Agency/Central Security Service
US Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
