The ACLU has filed a lawsuit over the Obama administration's drone 'kill list'

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration to disclose information about its secret drone "kill list." The lawsuit comes as the U.S. considers whether to expand its fight against ISIS beyond Syria and Iraq.

The ACLU wants government transparency about the criteria for the so-called "targeted killing program." The lawsuit was officially filed Monday in a New York federal court and seeks information about "the number, identities, legal status, and suspected affiliations of those killed" in counterterrorism attacks.

"Over the last few years, the U.S. government has used armed drones to kill thousands of people, including hundreds of civilians," Jameel Jaffer, the ACLU's deputy legal director, said in a statement provided to The Week. "The public should know who the government is killing and why it's killing them."

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