Entity: Department of Homeland Security

News Roundup: As Covid-19 Rages, Trump Offers Rants and Reprieves

December 3, 2020
As the president remains focused on conspiracies and loyalty, the U.S. is facing a dire stage of the pandemic.

USSS Spending Records Regarding Trump’s Visit to the Trump Turnberry Resort

December 2, 2020
Records from the U.S. Secret Service in response to American Oversight's request for records sufficient to show the total Secret Service spending in overtime pay for Secret Service agents protecting the president during the president's July 2018 visit to the Trump Turnberry resort. This FOIA was submitted as part of our Parallel Investigations Initiative.

USSS Spending Records Regarding Trump’s Visit to Trump Turnberry Resort

December 2, 2020
Records from the U.S. Secret Service in response to American Oversight’s request for records sufficient to show the total Secret Service spending and cost in overtime pay for Secret Service agents protecting the president during the president’s July 2018 visit to the Trump Turnberry resort.

ICE Records Regarding Disability Accommodation Notices and Geo Group Human Rights Report

December 1, 2020
Immigration and Customs Enforcement records in response to American Oversight's request for communications with private prison companies, contractors profiting from detention and incarceration, and their lobbyists. These records include disability accommodation notices and some of the communications between ICE and their contractors.

Investigations Update: ‘Burrowing In,’ Medicaid Block Grants, and Pennsylvania County Election Certifications

December 1, 2020
See the latest in our investigations into troubling appointments, Oklahoma’s withdrawn block grant waiver application, and the administration’s attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census apportionment.

DHS Records Released in Response to Request forCommunications Regarding Investigations into Antifa and Black Lives Matter

December 1, 2020
Records released by the Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight’s request for communications containing key terms about investigations into Antifa and Black Lives Matter.

Steep Price Tag for Chad Wolf’s Trip to Portland During July Protests

December 1, 2020
Wolf’s controversial visit was fiercely criticized by local leaders, and new records obtained by American Oversight reveal that it may have had a high cost for U.S. taxpayers.

CBP Guidance Regarding Confiscation of Possessions at the Border from October 2015

December 1, 2020
Custom and Border Protection records of guidance regarding confiscation of possessions at the border from October 2015.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Communications of Key Agency Officials with White House

December 1, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security seeking communications of key agency officials, including emails, attachments, complete email chains, text messages, and messages on electronic messaging platforms. American Oversight seeks these communications in order to create a broad historical record for evaluating politicization during the Trump administration.

HHS Communications with Anti-Abortion Rights Organizations

November 30, 2020
Department of Health and Human Services records released in response to American Oversight's request and litigation for communications with anti-abortion rights organizations.