Case Number: 17-1187

No Records Response from DHS Regarding Communications Exchanged with DOJ about the Tohono O’odham Nation

May 5, 2020
The Department of Homeland Security stated it had no records in response to our request for communications, informational materials, talking points, or other materials exchanged with the Department of Justice regarding the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Early Trump Administration — and McAleenan — Communications About Immigration Policy

October 9, 2019
Only so much distance can be created between McAleenan and his direct involvement in some of the Trump administration’s harshest immigration policies.

DHS Records of ALT_uscis Twitter Account Investigation

November 15, 2018
Records from DHS regarding the decision to investigate the @ALT_uscis Twitter account.

DHS Communications About the Cost of and Appropriations for a Border Wall

August 29, 2018
We asked DHS for communications about the cost of building a border wall and appropriations for the project. This heavily redacted document contains minutes from a March 2017 meeting of a DHS environment and sustainability committee, where a Coast Guard official floats the idea of using old ships for the wall.

DHS Immigration Memos and Records Concerning the Schedule for Border Wall Construction

August 29, 2018
Records from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) containing a heavily redacted schedule of border wall plans, meeting agendas for former DHS Secretary John Kelly, and communications between agency officials regarding a border report.

CBP Response to Request Regarding Reassessing the SBInet Program

August 21, 2018
Customs and Border Patrol response to request about reassessing the SBInet program as part of building a wall on the southern border of the United States. This response links to documents in CBP's public FOIA reading room.

No Records Response from DHS Regarding the Impact of a Border Wall on Tribal Land

August 18, 2018
No records response from Department of Homeland Security regarding the impact of the construction of a border wall on tribal lands.

No Records Response from DHS Regarding Reassessing the SBInet Program

August 18, 2018
No records response from Department of Homeland Security regarding reassessing the SBInet program as part of building a wall along the southern border of the United States. DHS also referred the request to Customs and Border Protection.

CBP Records Regarding Funding for a Border Wall

June 28, 2018
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) records of communications related to funding for President Trump's proposed wall along the U.S. Mexico border.

DHS Wall Budget Discussions and Congressional Budget Justification

June 6, 2018
Heavily redacted records from DHS containing wall budget discussions and related communications. American Oversight received an additional production in June 2018 of a DHS memo submitted to Congress justifying the department's budget request in 2017. The memo includes a request for funding for soft-sided detention facilities to detain immigrants.