] Washington, DC %u2013 People For the American Way
] Foundation (PFAWF) President Ralph G. Neas said today
] that a Justice Department demand for nearly $400,000 in
] fees for a FOIA request regarding the decision to seal
] the records of immigrants detained in the wake of the
] 9-11 terrorist attacks is outrageous, and another in a
] series of strategies to deny access to public
] information.
]
] %u201CApparently, they%u2019ve taken the %u2018free%u2019
] out of %u2018Freedom of Information.%u2019 If you want to
] learn about secret trials carried out by your government
] with your money, you%u2019re going to need deep
] pockets,%u201D said Neas.