Topic: Immigration

FOIA to ACF Seeking Records Regarding the Office of Refugee Resettlement Hotline Call Center

May 20, 2019
FOIA to ACF seeking records relating to calls to the Office of Refugee Resettlement hotline.

USCIS Records of Communications Regarding Family Separation

May 9, 2019
Communications of Senior Officials at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regarding family separation and immigration.

HHS Records of Calendars of Officials Who Have Visited Migrant Detention Facilities

May 2, 2019
Health and Human Services calendar records for officials who have visited migrant detention facilities. These records were produced between December 2018 and March 2019 pursuant to a FOIA request from watchdog group Equity Forward. American Oversight represented Equity Forward in its FOIA litigation.

FOIA to DOD Seeking Communications Relating to the Purported Migrant Caravan

May 1, 2019
FOIA to DOD components seeking communications relating to the so-called migrant caravan during Operation Faithful Patriot.

FOIA to DOD Seeking Records Relating to the Alleged Organization of the Migrant Caravan

May 1, 2019
FOIA to DOD components seeking communications relating to conspiracy theories surrounding the so-called migrant caravan during Operation Faithful Patriot.

FOIA to DOD Seeking Evidence or Intelligence Justifying Use of Force Against Migrants

May 1, 2019
FOIA to DOD components seeking evidence or intelligence justifying the use of violent force against migrants during Operation Faithful Patriot.

FOIA to DOD Seeking Orders Relating to Operation Faithful Patriot

May 1, 2019
FOIA to DOD components seeking orders relating to Operation Faithful Patriot.

OMB Records Regarding the Cost of Family Separations

April 30, 2019
Office of Management and Budget records received in response to our request for documents related to the costs of the Trump administration's family separation policy.

No Records Response from DHS Asking for Communications On the Impact of the “Zero Tolerance Policy” on Children’s Health

April 30, 2019
DHS stated that it had no records of communications sent by Commander Jonathan White regarding the potential impact of a "zero tolerance" policy or any policy resulting in the separation of children from their families, on the psychological or physical health of the affected children.

American Oversight and ACLU of Massachusetts Sue DHS for Border Security Plan

April 24, 2019
Two months after Trump declared a national emergency, and four months after it was sent to Congress, the analysis has still not been made public.