Entity: Department of Homeland Security

USCIS Records of Ken Cuccinelli’s Email Communications June – September 2019

September 22, 2020
Records from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in response to American Oversight's request for the communication records of Ken Cuccinelli. These Records span from June to September 2019.

DHS Records Related to Talking Points Regarding the Migrant Caravan

September 18, 2020
Records from the Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight's request for then Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s talking points regarding the migrant caravan.

News Roundup: Behind the Scenes at the Postal Service

September 17, 2020
The question of what has been going on at the U.S. Postal Service has been a subject of increasing concern as the election draws nearer and as Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s leadership remains mired in controversy.

No Records Response from DHS Regarding the Decision to Dismantle the Extremism and Radicalization Branch

September 17, 2020
The Department of Homeland Security stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for records regarding the decision to dismantle the Extremism and Radicalization Branch within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, which scrutinizes right-wing extremism. This request also sought the number of intelligence analysts working on non-Islamic domestic terrorism threats.

DHS Records Regarding Florida County Governments Breached by Russian Intelligence in 2016

September 17, 2020
Records from the Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight's request for records to identify Florida county governments breached by Russian intelligence in 2016. The report issued by the Robert Mueller confirmed that the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Army was able to “gain access to the network of at least one Florida county government” in 2016, as part of a Russian effort to influence American elections that year. 

FOIA to DHS for Communications Between Stephen Miller and Trevor Whetstone

September 17, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security for communications between White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller and Department of Homeland Security Senior Policy Adviser Trevor Whetstone.

FOIA to DHS for Communications of Regarding DACA Recipients

September 17, 2020
FOIA to the Department of Homeland Security for communications of agency employees regarding DACA recipients.

Investigations Update: DeJoy’s Calendars, Barr’s False Voting Fraud Story, and Delays in Prescription Deliveries

September 15, 2020
See the latest in our investigations into the postmaster general’s calendars, the administration’s alarmist claims about voter fraud, and the decision to put a Trump-signed letter in food aid boxes.

DHS Records of ICE Documentation of Filed Grievances from March to May 2020

September 14, 2020
Records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight's request for Immigration and Customs Enforcement records of grievances from immigration processing and detention centers.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Contracts and Communications with Enterprise Holdings and Marriott International

September 14, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security for records reflecting contracts and communications with the companies Enterprise Holdings and Marriott International.