Entity: Department of Homeland Security

News Roundup: Testing Democracy

November 11, 2022
Tuesday’s midterm elections were yet another test of our endangered democracy.

ICE Records Released in Response to Request for Records Regarding the Office of Immigration Detention Ombudsman

November 2, 2022
Records released by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Immigration Detention in response to American Oversight’s request for records, including organizational charts and directives, about the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.

DHS Officials’ Select Communications Regarding the ‘Big Lie’

October 28, 2022
Records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight's request for agency officials’ communications referencing the Big Lie. American Oversight seeks these records in light of reports indicating extensive efforts by the Trump administration to overturn the results of the November 2020 presidential election.

FOIA to DHS for Communications of Former CIO Karen Evans with ‘Big Lie’ Proponents

October 27, 2022
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security for communications between former Chief Information Officer Karen Evans and proponents of the unsupported theory that the 2020 presidential election was compromised.

American Oversight Obtains April and May 2020 ICE Covid-19 Protocol for Deportations

October 19, 2022
During the early months of the pandemic, ICE deported thousands of migrants, often without taking proper safety measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 among migrants or in the destination countries.

DHS Records Regarding Migrant Protection Protocols

October 19, 2022
Records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight's request for records relating to changes to asylum processing under the Migrant Protection Protocols, which would require migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to wait in Mexico while their cases are pending.

FOIA to DHS CISA for Records Related to Decision to Not Protect Election Workers from Harassment

October 13, 2022
FOIA request to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency related to a decision to not protect election workers from harassment.

DHS Records Regarding Stephen Miller’s Influence on Immigration Policy

October 7, 2022
Records from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in response to American Oversight's request for communications with or about Stephen Miller to shed light on his influence on immigration policy throughout executive branch agencies.