Topic: Immigration

Response from Texas Attorney General’s Office Regarding Request for Paxton’s Communications with Stephen Miller and Associates

May 3, 2021
The Office of the Texas Attorney General stated that it had no information responsive to American Oversight's records request for communications with former White House staffer Stephen Miller and his associates at America First Legal, but included a contract with American First Legal in their response.

Records Request to Georgia Attorney General’s Office for Communications with Stephen Miller and America First Legal

May 3, 2021
Public records request to the office of Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr seeking communications with America First Legal, a group founded by former White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller.

Records Request to Missouri Attorney General’s Office for Communications with Stephen Miller and America First Legal

May 3, 2021
Request to the Missouri attorney general's office seeking Attorney General Eric SchmittÕs communications with America First Legal, a group founded by former White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller.

Records Request to Texas Department of Agriculture for Communications with Stephen Miller and America First Legal

May 3, 2021
Records request to the Texas Department of Agriculture seeking the communications of Commissioner Sid Miller with America First Legal, a group founded by former White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller.

Records Request to Ohio Attorney General’s Office Seeking Communications with Stephen Miller and America First Legal

May 3, 2021
Public records request to the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost seeking communications with America First Legal, a group founded by former White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller.

American Oversight Sues for Records Related to ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

April 29, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security implausibly claimed it had no records responsive to American Oversight’s FOIA requests for records or communications related to the creation or implementation of the dangerous policy.

American Oversight v. DHS – ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Records and Communications

April 29, 2021
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of Homeland Security seeking the release of records related to the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico’' policy (Migrant Protection Protocols, or MPP), including records concerning its implementation. The lawsuit also seeks documents regarding changes to asylum processing and related communications of senior agency officials.

State Records Concerning Meetings with Guatemala Ministry of Health

April 28, 2021
Records from the Department of State in response to American Oversight's request for records of meetings with the Guatemala Ministry of Health. These records include an email thread about repatriations to Guatemala.

No Records Response from Texas Attorney General’s Office Regarding Communications with Stephen Miller and Other Anti-Immigration Activists

April 27, 2021
The Office of the Texas Attorney General stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for communications with former White House official Stephen Miller and other anti-immigration activists.

FOIA to DHS Regarding Allegations that CBP Staged a Human Trafficking Incident Filmed by CNN

April 27, 2021
FOIA request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeking communications related to CNN footage purportedly showing a human trafficker ferrying migrants across the Rio Grande at an area of the river controlled by CBP. A former border patrol agent has since claimed that the event may have been staged for the media.