Entity: Department of Homeland Security

DHS Records Regarding Assessments of Protests

January 25, 2021
Records from the Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight's request for final assessments or reports provided to agency heads regarding protests. These records include DHS correspondence regarding protest activity during the summer of 2020.

DHS Records Reflecting Contracts with Marriott International from 2018

January 22, 2021
Records from the Department of Homeland Security reflecting contract made with the Marriott International in 2018. These records were received in response to American Oversight's request for contracts and communications with the companies Enterprise Holdings and Marriott International.

DHS Records Released in Response to Request for Analyses Underlying Work Visa Suspension

January 21, 2021
Records released by the Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight’s request for records of analyses regarding the suspension of certain work visas.

FOIA to USCIS Seeking Communications Concerning Agency Website Changes

January 21, 2021
FOIA request to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) seeking all communications regarding any considered or actual changes to the uscis.gov website. This request was initially submitted along with the Sunlight Foundation to the Department of Homeland Security before it was redirected to its component agency USCIS.

Investigations Update: West Virginia Lawmaker’s Involvement in Capitol Attack and Trump’s Attempts to Overturn Georgia Election Results

January 19, 2021
See the latest in our investigations of the security at the U.S. Capitol, DOJ’s opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, and the “burrowing in” of Trump political appointees.

DHS Claims No Records of Communications with White House About Firing of CISA Director Chris Krebs

January 19, 2021
Krebs was fired in November after his office pushed back on the president’s false claims of a stolen election.

USSS Records Regarding Covid-19 Testing of Employees Involved in Protest Response in May 2020

January 19, 2021
Records from the U.S. Secret Service in response to American Oversight's request for documents regarding Covid-18 testing protocols for employees involved in agency protest response during May 2020.

Records Highlight Difference in Trump Administration’s Response to Racial Justice Protests and Attack on Capitol

January 19, 2021
American Oversight obtained documents that shed light on the aggressive response to protests as well as the lack of coordination between federal and local officials regarding the politicized Operation Legend program.

FOIA Request Seeking United States Secret Service Apprehension Data by Race

January 15, 2021
FOIA records request to the United States Secret Service seeking records reflecting apprehension data by race, ethnicity, age, and location.

FOIA to ICE Seeking Records Regarding Chief Immigration Judge Tracy Short

January 14, 2021
FOIA records request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding the appointment of Tracy Short as Chief Immigration Judge.