According to documents American Oversight obtained, Ian M. Smith worked on immigration issues, including budgetary matters surrounding separated children and deportation relief for Guatemalans in the U.S.

Custom and Border Protection records of guidance regarding confiscation of possessions at the border from October 2015.

From arranging meetings to collaborating on policy, anti-immigrant groups appear frequently in records obtained by American Oversight, revealing their influence in an administration that has instituted the most restrictive anti-immigration measures in decades.

FOIA request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeking records reflecting expenses incurred from trips of top officials to swing states in the run-up to the 2020 election.

Records from U.S. Customs and Border Protection in response to American Oversight's request for records relating to changes to asylum processing in Migrant Protection Protocol. These records include a memo from January 2019.

The pandemic continues to hit new case records, and the Trump administration is finding new ways to flout longstanding ethics requirements.

The tragically botched pandemic response and devastating practice of separating immigrant families are just some of the Trump administration’s actions that bear further scrutiny.

As the election draws nearer, political observers are increasingly turning attention to poll results in states across the country. But of course, poll numbers don’t mean much if ballots aren’t counted — or if people can’t vote in the first place.

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Records from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in response to American Oversight's request for records of reimbursements given to appointees to expenses such as payments associated with travel, housing, the cost of government transportation, airfare, lodging, meals, per diem payments, rental vehicles, overtime payments, or any payments made via government-issued charge cards or travel from before the 35-day government shutdown.