Entity: Department of Homeland Security

No Records Response from DHS Regarding Reassessing the SBInet Program

August 18, 2018
No records response from Department of Homeland Security regarding reassessing the SBInet program as part of building a wall along the southern border of the United States. DHS also referred the request to Customs and Border Protection.

No Records Response from DHS Regarding Eminent Romain Requirements for a Wall

August 18, 2018
No records response from Department of Homeland Security regarding the need to use eminent domain to build a wall along the southern border of the United States. DHS also referred the request to Customs and Border Protection.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Communications with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

August 13, 2018
FOIA to DHS 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 DHS Regarding the Use of Ships to Compose the Border Wall

July 23, 2018
FOIA seeking all records reflecting any proposal, discussion, or decision regarding the use of old and/or decommissioned ships or other marine vessels as a building material for a wall on the southwest border of the United States, and any email chains to which such proposals are attached. This FOIA was submitted following reports that the United States Coast Guard (USCG) has considered disposing of ships to use as building material for a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.

No Records Response From ICE Regarding Renovations

July 20, 2018
No records responses from DHS, ICE, and USCIS in response to our office renovations FOIA request.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Communications Regarding Changes to the USCIS Website

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

CBP Records Regarding Funding for a Border Wall

June 28, 2018
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) records of communications related to funding for President Trump's proposed wall along the U.S. Mexico border.

DHS Communications With States About Border Wall

June 26, 2018
Communications between DHS/CBP and states (AZ, CA, NM, TX) regarding building a border wall/fence.

American Oversight Demands Records of Trump Family Separation Policy

June 20, 2018
American Oversight today launched a broad investigation into the Trump administration's policy of separating families and detaining children of immigrants arrested while attempting to enter the United States.

FOIA to DHS, ICE, CBP and USCIS Seeking Communications with Anti-Immigration Groups about Family Separation

June 20, 2018
FOIA seeking communications with anti-immigration groups including the Federation for American Immigration reform, NumbersUSA, and more.