The Department of Homeland Security stated that it had no records sufficient to identify the number of immigrants entering or attempting to enter the United States at ports of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border whose names were on a federal government list of known or suspected terrorists in fiscal year 2018. American Oversight sought these records to determine if the administration has been misleading the public in order to justify funding for a border wall.

American Oversight is investigating the administration's use of inflated crime statistics and false claims to bolster Trump's demand for a border wall.

FOIA to DHS seeking records sufficient to identify the number of immigrants entering or attempting to enter the United States at ports of entry on the U.S. Mexico border whose names were on a federal government list of known or suspected terrorists in fiscal year 2018. This FOIA was submitted to determine if the administration has been misleading the public in order to justify funding for a border wall.