Topic: Immigration

In the Documents: Records Obtained by American Oversight Related to Trump Ally and Border Wall-Building Efforts

January 27, 2023
A company with ties to the Trump administration recently won a massive state contract to build parts of a border wall.

Documents Obtained by American Oversight Included in The Atlantic’s ‘The Family-Separation Files’

January 11, 2023
Last month, the Atlantic published an archive of internal government documents — including records obtained by American Oversight — related to the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance initiative, the immigration policy that formalized the separation of children from families.

Records Request to Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs Regarding Placement of Shipping Containers at Border

January 5, 2023
Records request to Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs asking for communications regarding the Arizona Governor's Office ordering shipping containers to be placed along parts of the Arizona-Mexico border.

Records Request to Arizona Game and Fish Commission Regarding Placement of Shipping Containers at Border

January 5, 2023
Records request to Arizona Game and Fish Commission asking for communications regarding the Arizona Governor's Office ordered shipping containers to be placed along parts of the Arizona-Mexico border.

Records Request to Arizona Governor’s Office Regarding Placement of Shipping Containers at Border

January 5, 2023
Records request to Arizona Governor's Office asking for communications regarding the Arizona Governor's Office ordering shipping containers to be placed along parts of the Arizona-Mexico border.

American Oversight and the Big Stories of 2022

December 22, 2022
In 2022, American Oversight used records requests and litigation to obtain more than 750,000 pages of public documents.

In the Documents: Records from Trump-Era DHS Highlight Disorganization Around Family Separation

December 15, 2022
Records obtained by American Oversight from DHS related to the Trump administration’s family-separation policy provide further evidence of the lack of adequate planning with regard to reuniting children with family members.

Conservative States’ Migrant Transportation Programs

November 15, 2022
Governors in Florida, Texas, and Arizona have sent immigrants to states hundreds of miles away as part of an exploitative political stunt.

American Oversight Obtains Text Messages Related to Florida’s Transportation of Migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in September

November 14, 2022
In response to public records requests, including those filed by American Oversight, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office on Monday released 87 pages of records related to its September flights transporting nearly 50 undocumented immigrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard.

Florida Governor’s Office Records Related to Gov. DeSantis’ Migrant Transport Program

November 14, 2022
Records from the Florida Governor's Office in response to American Oversight's request for records related to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ program that transports migrants out of state, including formal or informal guidance documents, directives, or proposed budgets.