Entity: Department of Homeland Security

FOIA to CBP Seeking Records Relating to Confiscation of Immigrants’ Possessions

August 27, 2019
FOIA request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeking guidance by CBP leadership to agents and officers regarding the possessions of immigrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

DHS Withheld Records Response Regarding the use of the term “Catch of the Day”

August 24, 2019
Response from the Department of Homeland Security stating that the department is withholding items responsive to American Oversight's request for records relating to the decision by Customs and Border Protection to use the term "Catch of the Day" to describe the arrests of undocumented immigrants.

News Roundup: Political Appointees, Lobbyists and Those In Between

August 23, 2019
This week, we sued the VA for failing to preserve emails that top VA officials sent from personal email accounts to three members of Mar-a-Lago.

FOIA to DHS Requesting Data about Domestic Terrorism

August 22, 2019
FOIA to DHS requesting records reflecting data about people killed or injured by domestic terrorism since 2009.

DHS Records of New Political Appointee Resumes and Job Titles

August 21, 2019
Records from the Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight's request for the resumes, job titles, SF-50s, and ethics waivers for political appointees who joined the administration or were assigned to new positions since American Oversight's last request in 2017.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Photos of the El Paso Processing Center

August 21, 2019
FOIA request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeking photos taken at the agency's processing facility in El Paso, Texas.

FOIA to CBP Seeking Guidance Regarding Visits of Congressional Members, Politicians, Federal Officials

August 21, 2019
FOIA to U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeking guidance regarding how to manage and prepare for visits to immigration facilities by outside individuals including members of Congress, political candidates or officials, or federal inspectors.

FOIA to ICE Seeking Guidance Regarding Visits of Congressional Members, Politicians, Federal Officials

August 21, 2019
FOIA to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seeking guidance regarding how to manage and prepare for visits to immigration facilities by outside individuals including members of Congress, political candidates or officials, or federal inspectors.

DHS Withheld in Full Response Regarding Memo on Sharing Citizenship Information with States

August 20, 2019
The Department of Homeland Security withheld in full a three-page memo regarding U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' authority to share citizenship and immigration status information about individuals with state and local governments. American Oversight has appealed this response. 

DHS Correspondence with Representative Steve King Regarding Immigration

August 19, 2019
Department Homeland Security records of correspondence with Representative Steve King's office. These communications date from January 2018 to March 2018 and include conversations on the topic of immigration.