FOIA Number: HHS-OIG-18-0698

News Roundup: Photos of Detention Centers for Migrant Children; Stephen Miller’s Hand in Immigration Policy

September 13, 2019
Investigating the Trump administration's harsh immigration restrictions, Jared Kushner's role in Middle East policy, and influence and access at DeVos' Education Department.
Abbott House in Irvington, New York

Photos from Inside Detention Centers for Migrant Children

September 8, 2019
American Oversight has obtained hundreds of photos that shed more light on the conditions inside detention centers for unaccompanied migrant children.
The exterior gate of the BCFS facility in San Antonio, Texas

HHS Photographs of Facilities Housing Unaccompanied Minors 

June 14, 2019
The Department of Health and Human Services has released hundreds of photos of facilities that house unaccompanied migrant children in response to Freedom of Information Act requests filed by American Oversight. 

American Oversight Sues Administration for Records of Family-Separation Policy

December 5, 2018
On Tuesday, American Oversight filed multiple lawsuits regarding the development and implementation of the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from their parents.

Complaint: American Oversight v. HHS – Family Separation Policy

December 4, 2018
American Oversight's lawsuit against HHS, ACF, and the HHS Office of Inspector General seeking records related to the administration's family separation policy, including DNA testing to reunite families, conditions of immigrant detention centers, and records from any OIG inspections of the detention centers.

FOIA to HHS Office of the Inspector General Regarding Reports of Abuse at a Virginia Detention Center for Unaccompanied Minors

October 18, 2018
FOIA to Office of the Inspector General seeking all photographs, videos, or audio recordings taken in any inspections by the Office of the Inspector General of any facility holding unaccompanied alien children between April 1, 2018, and the date of search.