Entity: Department of Homeland Security

Investigations Update: Postal Service Sabotage, Covid-19 Operation Warp Speed, and Portland Protest Deployment Costs

August 18, 2020
See the latest in our investigations of the Trump administration's attacks on the U.S. Postal Service, the struggling federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, and the taxpayer resources used to deploy federal agents to suppress racial justice protests in Portland.

Withheld Records Response from DHS Regarding Family Separation and Communications with Anti-Immigration Activists

August 17, 2020
The Department of Homeland Security stated it is withholding 17 pages of responsive records to American Oversight's request for documents regarding family separation and immigration policies including communications between anti-immigration activists.

No Records Response from USCIS Regarding Communications with White House Official McLaurine Klingler

August 17, 2020
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services stated that it had no records of communications with White House official McLaurine Klingler.

No Records Response from CBP Regarding Statistics of Pregnant Asylum Seekers

August 13, 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Control stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for records showing statistics on pregnant asylum seekers and the Remain in Mexico Program (MPP).

FOIA to DHS Seeking Numbers of Personnel Deployed in Operation Legend

August 13, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security seeking records regarding the number of federal personnel deployed to American cities as part of Operation Legend. American Oversight seeks these records to shed light on the strategy behind the activities of agency personnel deployed in American cities under Operation Legend.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Operation Legend Arrest Data

August 13, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security seeking documents regarding arrests performed by personnel deployed as part of Operation Legend. American Oversight seeks these records to shed light on the strategy behind the activities of agency personnel deployed in American cities under Operation Legend.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Directives Related to DOJ’s Operation Legend

August 13, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security seeking directives and guidance regarding the implementation of DOJ’s Operation Legend in American cities.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Documents Reflecting Violent-Crime Reduction Strategy of Operation Legend

August 13, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security seeking directives and guidance regarding any strategy by which the DOJ's Operation Legend would reduce violent crime. American Oversight seeks these records to shed light on the strategy behind the activities of agency personnel deployed in American cities under Operation Legend.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies for Records Related to the Cost of Deploying Federal Officials to Portland, Oregon

August 12, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice for records related to the cost of deploying federal officials in response to racial justice protests in Portland, Oregon.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies for Lodging Invoices from the Federal Deployment to Portland, Oregon

August 12, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice for lodging invoices from the federal government's deployment to Portland, Oregon, in response to racial justice protests.