FOIA PAGE
FOIA Contact
- Nelson Hermilla, Chief
FOIA/PA Branch
Civil Rights Division
NALC, Room 311
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 514-4209
Conventional Reading Room
- Call (202) 514-4210 for access instructions.
CRT's Backlog Reduction Goals for FY 2008-2010
Electronic Reading Room
In compliance with the 1996 Electronic Freedom of Information Act, the Civil Rights Division FOIA Branch has selected these records as containing subject matter that has become or is likely to become the subject of periodic or repeated FOIA requests.
Component Information from DOJ Reference Guide
The Civil Rights Division (CRT) conducts the litigation of
cases to secure equal opportunity in the areas of employment, education,
housing, voting, public accommodations and facilities, and Federally assisted
programs. CRT is also responsible for enforcing the antidiscrimination
provision of the Immigration Reform and Control Act through the investigation
and prosecution of charges filed on the basis of citizenship status or
national origin. It also prosecutes criminal violations of Federal civil
rights statutes. The Division maintains records of all its legal cases,
correspondence, and memoranda, as well as records on certain individuals
protected under civil rights statutes. Records maintained include those
relating to the administration of the office.
DOJ Reference Guide:
A comprehensive guide to the FOIA that serves as a handbook for obtaining information from
the Department
Special information required to make a FOIA request: None
Publicly available information for which a FOIA request is not required:
The Disability Rights Section and the Office of Special Counsel
for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) have numerous publications
available to the public through each section's public information office.
If interested in such information, please contact the office listed above or visit their web pages. 
