Entity: DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection

News Roundup: Political Appointees, Lobbyists and Those In Between

August 23, 2019
This week, we sued the VA for failing to preserve emails that top VA officials sent from personal email accounts to three members of Mar-a-Lago.

FOIA to CBP Seeking Guidance Regarding Visits of Congressional Members, Politicians, Federal Officials

August 21, 2019
FOIA to U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeking guidance regarding how to manage and prepare for visits to immigration facilities by outside individuals including members of Congress, political candidates or officials, or federal inspectors.

News Roundup: Investigating the Administration’s Response to Domestic Terrorism

August 9, 2019
American Oversight has been investigating the administration’s response to domestic terrorism and acts of violence.

FOIA to CBP for Reports Produced by Migration Crisis Action Team

August 8, 2019
FOIA to Customs and Border Protection for all reports produced by its Migration Crisis Action Team since January 2017.

News Roundup: “Remain in Mexico,” New Lawsuits, and Trump’s Friend Tom Barrack

August 2, 2019
Documents we uncovered show that a question asking asylum-seekers whether they had fear of being returned to Mexico was scrapped before the new Remain in Mexico policy was finalized.

News Roundup: Investigating the Fallout from Spring’s DHS Shakeup

July 19, 2019
Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan testified before Congress this week, with lawmakers confronting him about the poor conditions at migrant detention centers.

FOIA to CBP for Photos, Video, and Audio of Texas Detention Facilities

July 18, 2019
FOIA to Customs and Border Protection for photographs, videos, and audio recordings of facilities holding migrants in McAllen and Clint, Texas.

FOIA to CBP Seeking Officers Communications and Photos Surrounding Reported Detention and Monitoring of Journalists

July 16, 2019
FOIA to U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeking communications of officers that reportedly detained or monitored journalists at ports of entry or along the U.S. border with Mexico.

FOIA to CBP Seeking Official Guidance Concerning Detention, Treatment, and Monitoring of Journalists

July 16, 2019
FOIA to U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeking leadership guidance concerning the treatment, tracking, monitoring, or detention of journalists in light of numerous reports that journalists have been repeatedly subjected to screening and potential harassment.

DHS Photographs of CBP’s Central Processing Station “Ursula” in McAllen, Texas

June 28, 2019
Photographs from U.S. Customs and Border Protections of CBP's central processing station "Ursula" located in McAllen, Texas.