Topic: Immigration

HUD Emails Between Agency Officials and Stephen Miller

December 30, 2020
Records from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in response to American Oversight's request for email communications between high-ranking agency officials and former White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller.

Documents Show Further Details of Stephen Miller’s Efforts to Push Anti-Immigrant Policies

December 24, 2020
American Oversight obtained another set of communications that reveal more about Stephen Miller’s work with the Justice Department promoting anti-immigrant policies, including family separation.

American Oversight Calls for Investigations into Troubling Border Wall Contracts

December 23, 2020
American Oversight has asked the DHS and Army Corps of Engineers inspectors general to look into the awarding of contracts for construction on land the government didn’t yet own — at a massive cost to taxpayers.

USCIS Records in Regarding Communications with White House Official McLaurine Klinger

December 22, 2020
Records from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) in response to American Oversight's request for communications between White House Official McLaurine Klingler and high ranking agency officials.

New Details About the Work of Former DHS Official Who Left Administration Because of White Nationalist Ties

December 15, 2020
According to documents American Oversight obtained, Ian M. Smith worked on immigration issues, including budgetary matters surrounding separated children and deportation relief for Guatemalans in the U.S.

EOIR Records Regarding Family Separation from May 2018

December 9, 2020
Executive Office for Immigration Review records in response to American Oversight's request for communications regarding the cost of the family separation policy.

American Oversight Documents Reveal Troubling Details About ICE’s Handling of Death in Custody

December 8, 2020
Records show ICE officials kept Mergensana Amar restrained over objections of hospital staff, and didn’t follow the agency’s policy on death notifications.

News Roundup: As Covid-19 Rages, Trump Offers Rants and Reprieves

December 3, 2020
As the president remains focused on conspiracies and loyalty, the U.S. is facing a dire stage of the pandemic.

ICE Records Regarding Disability Accommodation Notices and Geo Group Human Rights Report

December 1, 2020
Immigration and Customs Enforcement records in response to American Oversight's request for communications with private prison companies, contractors profiting from detention and incarceration, and their lobbyists. These records include disability accommodation notices and some of the communications between ICE and their contractors.

Investigations Update: ‘Burrowing In,’ Medicaid Block Grants, and Pennsylvania County Election Certifications

December 1, 2020
See the latest in our investigations into troubling appointments, Oklahoma’s withdrawn block grant waiver application, and the administration’s attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census apportionment.