Entity: Department of Homeland Security

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Any Contracts with Failed Nominees

July 17, 2019
FOIA to multiple agencies to identify whether individuals nominated but not confirmed to high-level agency positions have contracts to perform the same or similar work for which they were unsuccessfully nominated.

No Records Response from US Secret Service regarding visitor logs to the Vice President’s Residence

July 17, 2019
The United States Secret Service stated that it had no records of visitor logs to the Naval Observatory, where Vice President Pence lives.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Any Database for Tracking Journalists and Advocates Compiled by CBP

July 17, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of Inspector General seeking any database or other tracking document used for monitoring, tracking, or investigation of journalists and advocates complied by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.

FOIA to CBP Seeking Officers Communications and Photos Surrounding Reported Detention and Monitoring of Journalists

July 16, 2019
FOIA to U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeking communications of officers that reportedly detained or monitored journalists at ports of entry or along the U.S. border with Mexico.

FOIA to CBP Seeking Official Guidance Concerning Detention, Treatment, and Monitoring of Journalists

July 16, 2019
FOIA to U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeking leadership guidance concerning the treatment, tracking, monitoring, or detention of journalists in light of numerous reports that journalists have been repeatedly subjected to screening and potential harassment.

No Records Response from DHS Regarding Florida Counties Hacked by Russians

July 15, 2019
The Department of Homeland Security stated that it had no records identifying any Florida governmental entities subject to Russian election hacking.

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

July 11, 2019
Records from the Department of Homeland Security regarding family separation and immigration policies including communications between anti-immigration activists and officials such as Ronald Vitiello, Barbara Gonzalez, and Frank Wuco.

FOIA to ICE Seeking Communications Between Deportation Officers and Outside Groups

July 9, 2019
FOIA to Immigration and Customs Enforcement seeking communications between deportation officers and outside entities, including some organizations described as hate groups.

No Records Response from ICE Regarding Tracking of Journalists

July 8, 2019
No records response from Immigration and Customs Enforcement in response to our FOIA seeking materials regarding the tracking of journalists, lawyers, and immigration advocates, as well as email communications containing search terms related to journalists.

U.S. Secret Service Records Regarding Social Media Framing of Hurricanes Maria and Irma

July 3, 2019
U.S. Secret Service of the Department of Homeland Security records concerning the processing and intake of American Oversight's request for information regarding the agency's social media framing of hurricanes Maria and Irma. American Oversight received these documents detailing the request in response to the initial FOIA.