Entity: DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement

FOIA to ICE Regarding Medical Inspections at Irwin County Detention Center

September 30, 2020
FOIA request to Immigration and Customs Enforcement seeking medical inspection reports submitted by the contractor regarding Irwin County Detention Center.

Covid-19 Oversight News: FDA Vaccine Guidelines, Slaoui’s Conflicts, and HHS’s Star-Studded Ad Campaign

September 28, 2020
For the latest news on the pandemic, as well as updates on various oversight investigations, sign up for our weekly Covid-19 Oversight News email.

DHS Records of ICE Documentation of Filed Grievances from March to May 2020

September 14, 2020
Records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight's request for Immigration and Customs Enforcement records of grievances from immigration processing and detention centers.

News Roundup: What Trump Knew, and What We Know

September 10, 2020
We’ve known for months that President Donald Trump has been downplaying the severity of the coronavirus. In the spring, we knew that Covid-19 wasn’t just like the seasonal flu, despite Trump’s reassurances that it was. And we’ve known that the pandemic won’t just “disappear,” no matter how many times the president insists it will.

In the Documents: The Trump Administration’s History of Anti-Immigrant PR Efforts

September 10, 2020
The Border Patrol’s recent video showing a migrant attacking a man after escaping authorities is just the latest in the efforts by the administration to tie illegal immigration to crime.

No Records Responsive from ICE Regarding Use of Force Guidelines and Deployment Orders at Protests

September 2, 2020
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for records reflecting directives and guidance given to federal police forces regarding self-identification and display of badges and uniforms, use of force guidelines, or deployment orders.

ICE Emails Regarding Treatment of Pregnant Detainees

August 22, 2020
Emails from Immigration and Customs Enforcement pertaining to the treatment of pregnant detainees, including policy directives as well as communications between top officials.

Investigations Update: Postal Service Sabotage, Covid-19 Operation Warp Speed, and Portland Protest Deployment Costs

August 18, 2020
See the latest in our investigations of the Trump administration's attacks on the U.S. Postal Service, the struggling federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, and the taxpayer resources used to deploy federal agents to suppress racial justice protests in Portland.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies for Records Related to the Cost of Deploying Federal Officials to Portland, Oregon

August 12, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice for records related to the cost of deploying federal officials in response to racial justice protests in Portland, Oregon.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies for Lodging Invoices from the Federal Deployment to Portland, Oregon

August 12, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice for lodging invoices from the federal government's deployment to Portland, Oregon, in response to racial justice protests.