Topic: Immigration

Audit the Wall: No Plans, Funding or Timeline — And No Wall

December 12, 2018
American Oversight's investigation into the administration’s preparations for fulfilling Trump's promise to build a border wall reveal it to be nothing more than a rhetorical tool.

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.

FOIA to HHS Seeking Communications Containing the Term Matching Table

November 16, 2018
FOIA to HHS regarding a database used to track children separated from their parents seeking communications containing the term "matching table."

FOIA to HHS Seeking Records Related to a Database to Track Separated Children

November 16, 2018
FOIA to HHS seeking records related to a database used to track children separated from their parents, including instructions to create a database the information it's tracking, and how many children and adults are being tracked in the database.

CBP Emails with White House Staff Regarding Plans for Constructing a Border Wall

November 15, 2018
Records from Customs and Border Protection containing emails between between CBP employees and White House staff regarding plans for the construction of a border wall.

DHS Records of ALT_uscis Twitter Account Investigation

November 15, 2018
Records from DHS regarding the decision to investigate the @ALT_uscis Twitter account.

FOIA to DOD Regarding the Use of Force in Troop Deployment

November 6, 2018
FOIA to DOD submitted along with National Security Action seeking records sufficient to identify any procedures, standards, guidance, policies, or rules produced by Department of Defense regarding the use of force or rules of engagement in the troop deployment, Operation Faithful Patriot. This FOIA is also asking for records related to Trump's statements about migrants throwing stones.

FOIA to ICE Seeking Guidance Related to the Migrant Caravan, Private Militias, and Treatment of Children

November 6, 2018
FOIA to ICE along with the National Security Action seeking guidance on the tracking of children after being separated from their parents, all guidance produced by DHS and provided to ICE officials regarding the handling of unaccompanied alien children, communications with private militias, and policy memorandum signed by DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and provided to ICE regarding treatment of immigrants.

FOIA to USCIS Seeking Communications with White House Official McLaurine Klingler

November 1, 2018
FOIA to USCIS seeking communications between White House Official McLaurine Klingler, and USCIS Director L. Francis Cissna, Kaitlin Vogt Stoddard, and Chief, Office of Policy and Strategy, Kathy Nuebel Kovarik.

FOIA to ICE Seeking Communications with White House Official McLaurine Klingler

November 1, 2018
FOIA to ICE seeking communications between White House official McLaurine Klingler and any political appointee in the immediate office of the Director.