Entity: DOJ - Executive Office for Immigration Review

DOJ EOIR Hiring Documents Concerning Immigration Judge O’Brien

September 1, 2021
Records from the U.S. Department of Justice in response to American Oversight's request for the Executive Office for Immigration Review's hiring documents of Immigration Judge Matthew O'Brien, who previously worked for the Federation for American Immigration Reform. These records include O'Brien's Quality Ranking Factor statement.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking EOIR Hiring Documents Concerning Immigration Judge O’Brien

July 16, 2021
FOIA request to the Executive Office for Immigration Review seeking the hiring documents of Immigration Judge Matthew O'Brien, who previously worked for the Federation for American Immigration Reform.

FOIA to OPM and EOIR Regarding Political Appointees Converting to Career Status

June 14, 2021
FOIA to the Office of Personnel Management and the Executive Office for Immigration Review seeking records for political appointees converting to career status, including resumes and SF-50 forms.

FOIA to EOIR Seeking Communications of Tracy Short

May 25, 2021
FOIA request to the Executive Office for Immigration Review seeking communications of Chief Judge Tracy Short. This request was filed as part of our investigation into agency "burrowing."

EOIR Records Regarding Family Separation from May 2018

December 9, 2020
Executive Office for Immigration Review records in response to American Oversight's request for communications regarding the cost of the family separation policy.

Investigations Update: ‘Burrowing In,’ Medicaid Block Grants, and Pennsylvania County Election Certifications

December 1, 2020
See the latest in our investigations into troubling appointments, Oklahoma’s withdrawn block grant waiver application, and the administration’s attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census apportionment.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Records Regarding Chief Immigration Judge Tracy Short

November 17, 2020
FOIA request to multiple agencies for records regarding the appointment of Tracy Short as Chief Immigration Judge, including SF-50 forms and resumes.

News Roundup: The Real Dangers

October 8, 2020
Trump’s three-day stay at the hospital and the outbreak at the White House have done little to moderate his antagonistic politics or even make him take the pandemic seriously.

New Details About Roger Stone Sentencing Change

September 30, 2020
Newly released documents shed more light on the highly controversial intervention by Attorney General William Barr into the case of one of the president’s longtime associates.

No Records Response from EOIR Regarding Decision Memos of Immigration Judge Tracy Short

September 16, 2020
The Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for the decision memoranda or directives signed by Chief Immigration Judge Tracy Short.