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

Investigations Update: The White House Outbreak, the Administration’s Naturalization Policy, and Texas’ Ballot Drop Boxes

October 6, 2020
See the latest in our investigations into the administration’s immigration policy, absentee voting requirements, and voter suppression in the states.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Directives Regarding Children Deported Without Guardians

October 5, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Administration for Children and Families seeking directives regarding children deported without guardians.

FOIA to CBP Seeking Communications Containing Key Terms Related to Children Deported Without Guardians

October 5, 2020
FOIA request to Customs and Border Protection seeking communications containing key terms related to children deported without guardians.

News Roundup: What Trump Knew, and What We Know

September 10, 2020
We’ve known for months that President Donald Trump has been downplaying the severity of the coronavirus. In the spring, we knew that Covid-19 wasn’t just like the seasonal flu, despite Trump’s reassurances that it was. And we’ve known that the pandemic won’t just “disappear,” no matter how many times the president insists it will.

In the Documents: The Trump Administration’s History of Anti-Immigrant PR Efforts

September 10, 2020
The Border Patrol’s recent video showing a migrant attacking a man after escaping authorities is just the latest in the efforts by the administration to tie illegal immigration to crime.

CBP Records in Response to Request for Kevin McAleenan Communications Concerning Kirstjen Nielsen

August 19, 2020
Records from U.S. Customs and Border Protection in response to American Oversight's request for communications containing key terms related to former Secretary Nielsen’s reported misrepresentations about the number of suspected terrorists crossing the U.S. border. (

Withheld Records Response from DHS Regarding Family Separation and Communications with Anti-Immigration Activists

August 17, 2020
The Department of Homeland Security stated it is withholding 17 pages of responsive records to American Oversight's request for documents regarding family separation and immigration policies including communications between anti-immigration activists.

News Roundup: A White House At War with the People

August 13, 2020
Documents show the Secret Service requested a helicopter and surveillance drone support in early June to help secure the White House amid protests against police brutality.

No Records Response from CBP Regarding Statistics of Pregnant Asylum Seekers

August 13, 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Control stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for records showing statistics on pregnant asylum seekers and the Remain in Mexico Program (MPP).

FOIA to Multiple Agencies for Records Related to the Cost of Deploying Federal Officials to Portland, Oregon

August 12, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice for records related to the cost of deploying federal officials in response to racial justice protests in Portland, Oregon.