Entity: Department of Homeland Security

American Oversight Asks Judge to Order Further Searches in Lawsuit Against ICE

February 28, 2022
American Oversight and the ACLU of Massachusetts filed a brief today in support of an ongoing lawsuit against ICE for the release of records concerning the prosecution of a Massachusetts state judge, including the emails and text messages of seven senior agency officials.

Records Released by Multiple Agencies in Response to Request for Records Related to Screening Federal Agents for Coronavirus Prior to Deployment Against Police Brutality Protests

February 24, 2022
Records released by Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Bureau of Prisons, the Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Marshals Service, and the U.S. Secret Service in response to American Oversight’s request for all records reflecting any screening or testing for coronavirus infection of federal agents responding to police brutality protests.

DHS Records Released in Response to Request for Border Wall Crowdfunding Efforts

February 18, 2022
Records released by the Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight’s request seeking records related to border wall crowdfunding efforts by the American Border Foundation, its FundTheWall project, and the National Sheriffs’ Association.

CBP Records Released in Response to Request for Communications Containing Key Terms Related to the Coronavirus

February 18, 2022
Records released by Customs and Border Protection in response to American Oversight’s request seeking sent communications containing key terms related to the coronavirus.

No Records Response from DHS Regarding Communications with White House Officials About Title 42

February 18, 2022
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for top officials’ sent email communications with White House or National Security Council officials regarding Title 42.

FOIA to USSS Seeking January 6 After-Action Report

February 16, 2022
FOIA request to the U.S. Secret Service seeking a copy of a Jan. 6 after-action report created by the agency.

No Records Response from USSS Regarding Security Services for Giuliani and Paxton on Jan. 6, 2021

February 15, 2022
The U.S. Secret Service stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for documents related to providing security to Rudy Giuliani and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at the march and rally on Jan. 6, 2021. This agency response includes a presentation.

News Roundup: ‘Records Matter’

February 11, 2022
“The Presidential Records Act is critical to our democracy, in which the government is held accountable by the people,” Archivist of the United States David Ferriero said earlier this week. “Records matter.”

DHS Records Released in Response to Request for Call Logs From Jan. 6, 2021

February 7, 2022
Records released by the Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight’s request for call logs from Jan. 6, 2021. American Oversight seeks these records in light of news reports that President Donald Trump initially denied a deployment request to send the D.C. National Guard to respond to a riot at the Capitol Building.

DHS Records Released in Response to Request for Legal Analyses Regarding Naturalization Ceremony at RNC

February 3, 2022
Records released by the Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight’s request for legal analyses regarding the naturalization ceremony shown at the Republican National Convention.