Entity: Department of Homeland Security

Secret Service Records Released in Response to Request for White House Communications Regarding the Location of the 2002 G7 Summit

March 15, 2023
Records released by the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Secret Service in response to American Oversight’s request for communications with the White House regarding the location of the 2020 G7 summit.

DHS and Cybersecurity Agency Cannot Search for Text Messages with Election Deniers Because of Prior Practice of Wiping Government Phones

February 21, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security and its Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency told American Oversight that they cannot search for requested records because of the agency’s prior practice of deleting data from departing employees’ mobile devices.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Postmortem Review Documents

February 2, 2023
FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeking postmortem review documents for individuals who have died in federal custody.

FOIA to ICE Seeking Postmortem Review Documents

February 2, 2023
FOIA request to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seeking postmortem review documents for individuals who have died in federal custody.

In the Documents: Records Obtained by American Oversight Related to Trump Ally and Border Wall-Building Efforts

January 27, 2023
A company with ties to the Trump administration recently won a massive state contract to build parts of a border wall.

Documents Obtained by American Oversight Included in The Atlantic’s ‘The Family-Separation Files’

January 11, 2023
Last month, the Atlantic published an archive of internal government documents — including records obtained by American Oversight — related to the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance initiative, the immigration policy that formalized the separation of children from families.

In the Documents: Records from Trump-Era DHS Highlight Disorganization Around Family Separation

December 15, 2022
Records obtained by American Oversight from DHS related to the Trump administration’s family-separation policy provide further evidence of the lack of adequate planning with regard to reuniting children with family members.

News Roundup: Testing Democracy

November 11, 2022
Tuesday’s midterm elections were yet another test of our endangered democracy.

DHS Officials’ Select Communications Regarding the ‘Big Lie’

October 28, 2022
Records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight's request for agency officials’ communications referencing the Big Lie. American Oversight seeks these records in light of reports indicating extensive efforts by the Trump administration to overturn the results of the November 2020 presidential election.