FOIA Number: DHS-ICE-19-1482

Judge Orders ICE to Preserve Former Trump Officials’ Mobile Devices in American Oversight Records Lawsuit

September 1, 2022
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must preserve in their present condition the mobile devices of seven former Trump administration officials, a federal judge ruled Thursday in the ongoing suit brought by American Oversight and the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts seeking the release of records related to the federal criminal prosecution of a state court judg

ICE Admits to Practice of Deleting Senior Officials’ Text Messages During Trump Administration

August 19, 2022
ICE has said that it instructed Trump administration personnel to wipe their agency-issued cell phones when leaving their posts — a practice that persisted even after it received public records requests for senior officials’ texts regarding an ongoing federal criminal investigation.

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.

ICE Communications with U.S. Attorney’s Office Regarding Federal Prosecution of State Court Judge

October 28, 2021
Records from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in response to American Oversight’s request for communications between senior agency officials and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts concerning federal prosecution of a Massachusetts state court judge for allegedly allowing a defendant out the rear door of her courtroom to evade ICE detention.

Massachusetts ACLU, American Oversight Sue ICE for Records Related to Federal Prosecution of State Court Judge

May 10, 2021
A Massachusetts judge and a court officer are currently facing federal charges for allegedly allowing a criminal defendant to exit using the rear door of the courtroom to evade ICE detention in April 2018.

Complaint and Court Filings: American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and American Oversight v. ICE – Prosecution of Massachusetts Judge Joseph and Court Officer MacGregor

May 10, 2021
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeking the release of communications between senior agency officials and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts concerning the federal prosecution of Massachusetts Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph and Court Officer Wesley MacGregor for allegedly allowing a defendant out the rear door of her courtroom to evade ICE detention.

FOIA to ICE Seeking Communications with US Attorney’s Office Regarding Federal Prosecution of State Court Judge

November 18, 2019
FOIA to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeking communications between senior agency officials and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts concerning federal prosecution of a Massachusetts state court judge for allegedly allowing a criminal defendant out the rear door of her courtroom to evade ICE detention.