Entity: Department of Homeland Security

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking 2021 Records Related to Family Separation

August 10, 2021
FOIA request to multiple agencies seeking records related to family separations under the Biden administration.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Contents of Phone Call with Vice President Pence Regarding Title 42

August 5, 2021
FOIA to multiple agencies seeking the contents of a call with Vice President Mike Pence regarding the expulsion of migrants under the Public Health Safety Act Title 42, which was invoked by President Donald Trump in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Title 42 has enabled border patrol officers to expel migrants who cannot present valid entry documents at the Southern border without providing them the opportunity to seek asylum.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Regarding End of Migrant Expulsions Under Title 42

August 5, 2021
FOIA to multiple agencies seeking records - including orders, directives, or guidance - regarding whether or when to end migrant expulsions under the Public Health Safety Act Title 42, which was invoked by President Donald Trump in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Regarding Safety Risks of Title 42

August 5, 2021
FOIA to multiple agencies seeking records - including orders, directives, or analyses - regarding potential safety concerns for migrants subject to expulsion under the Public Health Safety Act Title 42, which was invoked by President Donald Trump in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

DHS Records Released in Response to Request for Communications with Private Prison Companies and Contractors

August 2, 2021
Records released by the Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight’s request seeking communications with private prison companies, contractors profiting from detention and incarceration, and their lobbyists. This FOIA request was filed in partnership with the non-profit advocacy organization Worth Rises.

CBP Data and Communications on Apprehensions and Custody from January to March 2017

July 19, 2021
Records from U.S. Customs and Border Protection of data and communications regarding apprehensions, custody, and processing from January to March 2017. These records were received in response to American Oversight's request for agency records from early 2017 related to the “Migration Crisis Action Team” or “MCAT.”

CBP Records Released in Response to Request for Migration Crisis Action Team Communications

July 19, 2021
Records released by the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection in response to American OversightÕs request and litigation for communications that contain the term ÒMCATÓ or ÒMigration Crisis Action TeamÓ from January 20, 2017, through April 30, 2017.

FOIA to ICE Seeking Records Regarding Use of Thomson Reuters CLEAR Database to Conduct Surveillance

July 7, 2021
FOIA request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding the use of the Thomson Reuters CLEAR database to surveil and target undocumented immigrants for deportation.

FOIA to DHS Seeking ICE Records Regarding Use of LEIDS Database

July 7, 2021
FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement documents related to soliciting the service of the Law Enforcement Investigative Database Subscription (LEIDS).