NACDL - Coalition Letter on Domestic Law Enforcement Use of Section 702 of FISA (July 2017)

Coalition Letter on Domestic Law Enforcement Use of Section 702 of FISA (July 2017)

... As you consider the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), we strongly urge reforms to ensure this surveillance tool is not improperly co-opted for purely domestic law enforcement purposes, and oppose any reauthorization that does not include substantial reforms. This is critical given America’s history of selective targeting, persecution, and abuse directed at persons of color, religious minorities, and dissidents when the government has obtained surveillance powers absent adequate checks and oversight.