Entity: DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

FOIA to Multiple Entities Seeking Records Related to the Funding of the Administration’s Family Separation Policy

October 2, 2018
FOIA seeking records from multiple entities regarding the cost of the family separation policy, including: the availability or unavailability of funds, any assessment of appropriating funds for the policy, and any constraints on funding.

FOIA to Multiple Entities Seeking Records Related to the Administration’s Family Separation Policy

October 2, 2018
FOIA seeking records from multiple entities to determine the total costs of implementing the family separation policy, as well as records of programs from which funds for housing and reuniting children separated from their parents have been diverted and their costs.

FOIA to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Regarding Operation Janus

September 27, 2018
FOIA to USCIS seeking communications regarding Operation Janus and the decision to create offices that will investigate and build denaturalization cases against American citizens.

FOIA to USCIS Regarding Stephen Miller’s Influence on Immigration Policy

August 29, 2018
FOIA to USCIS seeking communications with or about Stephen Miller to shed light on his influence on immigration policy throughout executive branch agencies.

FOIA to DHS/USCIS Seeking Communications with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

August 13, 2018
FOIA to DHS/USCIS seeking communications involving any employee or representative of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP (@bradley.com), including, but not limited to, David Stewart and Paul Kavinoky. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP lobbies on behalf of GEO Group, which owns and operates private prisons, immigration-detention centers. American Oversight submits this FOIA to shed light on the nature of their lobbying efforts.

FOIA to USCIS Seeking Communications Regarding Changes to the USCIS Website

June 29, 2018
FOIA to USCIS submitted along with the Sunlight Foundation seeking all communications regarding any considered or actual changes to the uscis.gov website.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Regarding Trump Appointees Accusing Career Staff of Disloyalty

March 29, 2018
Following reports that high-level Trump administration officials expressed concern about the “loyalty” of career civil servants at the State Department, and even explored ways to “purge” some of those career employees from their positions. American Oversight submitted this FOIA to determine whether similar conversations occurred at other agencies.