Entity: Department of State

State Department Records Regarding Mexico Relations and Wall Payments

March 7, 2018
Records from State in response to our FOIA seeking department preparations or plans to collect money from Mexico to pay for the construction of a border wall. These records also include briefing memos prepared by the State Department for former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's meetings with Mexican government officials in 2017. The memos include the issue of President Trump's border wall proposal under the heading "Watch Out For / If Raised."

FOIA to State Regarding Applications for Case By Case Waivers Following Travel Ban

March 2, 2018
FOIA seeking information related to the number of applicants requesting a waiver, the number of applicants granted such a waiver, and the number of applicants denied such a waiver.

FOIA to State Regarding Denial Of Case By Case Waivers Following Travel Ban

March 2, 2018
FOIA to State seeking information related to any and all decisions to deny any applicant a waiver from the requirements of the January 27, 2017 Executive Order, the Second Executive Order, or the Proclamation.

FOIA to State to Shed Light on Case by Case Waivers

March 2, 2018
FOIA to State seeking any and all decisions to grant any applicant a waiver from the requirements of the January 27, 2017 Executive Order, the Second Executive Order, or the Proclamation.

FOIA to Multiple Entities Seeking Oaths of Office

January 19, 2018
FOIA to multiple entities seeking oaths of office.

FOIA to State Regarding Erik Prince

January 2, 2018
FOIA to State seeking records related to communications and meetings with Erik Prince regarding the plan to privatize the war in Afghanistan.

State Department Emails Show How Embassy Websites Promoted Mar-a-Lago

December 11, 2017
In April 2017, multiple U.S. embassies around the world began sharing an article on their websites and social media pages promoting the Mar-a-Lago golf resort owned by President Trump. American Oversight launched an investigation to determine how and why the posts were originally written and distributed.

American Oversight v State Department – Mexico Wall Payments

December 8, 2017
The answer filed by the government in response to American Oversight's lawsuit seeking any records of attempts by the State Department to force Mexico to pay for President Trump's proposed border wall.

Records From State Departent Regarding Mar a Lago Blog Post

November 28, 2017
Documents from State in response to our FOIA request for records relating to the creation and distribution of an article about Mar-a-Lago on the State Department’s website.