Topic: Immigration

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.

Arizona Department of Administration Records Related to Gov. Ducey’s Program Chartering Buses to Send Migrants to Washington, D.C.

August 19, 2022
Records from the Arizona Department of Administration for records related to Gov. Doug Ducey's program which charters buses to send recently arrived migrants to Washington, D.C. These records include related contracts.

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Records Regarding State Directive Classifying Gender-Affirming Care as ‘Child Abuse’

August 19, 2022
Records from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services records in response to American Oversight's request seeking communications and analyses related to the state directive which classifies gender-affirming care as ‘child abuse.’ These records include related communications.

Records Request to the Arizona Department of Administration for Records Related to Gov. Ducey’s Program Chartering Buses to Send Migrants to Washington, D.C.

August 18, 2022
Records request to the Arizona Department of Administration seeking records related to Governor Doug Ducey's program which charters buses to send recently arrived migrants to Washington, D.C., including contracts, budget documents, and formal complaints about the program.

American Oversight’s Investigations of the Executive Office of Immigration Review

August 5, 2022
The recent resignation of a Trump-appointed immigration judge highlights the role of the office, which is part of the U.S. Justice Department.

ICE Records Released in Response to Request for Denials for Off-Site Medical Care

August 5, 2022
Records released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in response to American Oversight’s request for Medical Payment Authorization Request (MedPAR) denials from Adelanto from December 1, 2018 to the date the search is conducted. This request is also seeking MedPAR approval and denial analysis and related clinical guidance.

DOJ Records of Emails Between Stephen Miller and Gene Hamilton, Jeff Sessions

August 4, 2022
Records released by the U.S. Department of Justice in response to a FOIA lawsuit brought by American Oversight. The records contain emails between White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller and senior DOJ official Gene Hamilton, as well as between Miller and the office of then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Records Request to the Texas Division of Emergency Management for Records Related to Chartering Buses to Send Migrants to Washington, D.C.

August 4, 2022
Records request to the Texas Division of Emergency Management seeking records related to Governor Greg Abbott’s program which charters buses to send recently arrived migrants to Washington, D.C., including contracts, budget documents, and formal complaints about the program.

Records Request to the Texas Governor’s Office for Records Related to Chartering Buses to Send Migrants to Washington, D.C.

August 4, 2022
Records request to the Texas Governor's Office seeking records related to Governor Greg Abbott’s program which charters buses to send recently arrived migrants to Washington, D.C., including contracts, budget documents, and formal complaints about the program.

Records Request to the Arizona Governor’s Office for Communication Records Related to Chartering Buses to Send Migrants to Washington, D.C.

August 4, 2022
Records request to the Arizona governor's office seeking records of communications regarding Governor Doug Ducey’s program which charters buses to send recently arrived migrants to Washington, D.C.