U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, along with other House members, is advocating for the declassification and release of FBI and CIA files related to the surveillance of Latino civil rights leaders from the 1950s to the 1970s. Castro has successfully urged U.S. intelligence leaders to consider making these materials public, aiming for transparency regarding the monitoring of Black and Latino civil rights movements.
We’re demanding transparency on the potential surveillance of Latino civil rights leaders by intel agencies. We know the CIA and FBI monitored Black civil rights leaders, but it’s not clear how those programs impacted Latino activists. With @JoaquinCastrotx I’m getting answers. https://t.co/JhW4dt9c3o
During the '60s and '70s, the CIA and FBI infiltrated Black and Latino civil rights movements to disrupt the fight for equal rights. Today, many of the details of those activities are still hidden. This week, I got the CIA to promise to declassify remaining records. WATCH: https://t.co/88ViX6kB8q
Congressmen pursue FBI, CIA files on Latino civil rights pioneers https://t.co/WqBM8WwbD8
Two U.S. House members want the FBI and CIA to declassify all documents related to the surveillance and harassment of Latino civil rights leaders from the 1950s to the 1970s. https://t.co/ob27CWaJ2W
At the urging of U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, U.S. intelligence leaders said they would look into declassifying and releasing materials relating to surveillance of the Latino civil rights movement. https://t.co/Xce7lJqd1C https://t.co/1a0Re1gexT
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro pushes for release of FBI, CIA files on Latino civil rights leaders https://t.co/YdseM0qobc