A public interest group (People for the American Way Foundation) requested the *numbers* of immigrants who were rounded up by the federal government after the 9/11 attacks, under the Freedom of Information act.
The Justice department said, sure, it will cost you $400,000.
The law permits 2 hours of free searching, after which the government may bill the requester. However, the $400K number is entirely a guess, and smacks of obstructing the act by simply presenting an unpayable bill.
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
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