A company with ties to the Trump administration recently won a massive state contract to build parts of a border wall.

Last month, the Atlantic published an archive of internal government documents — including records obtained by American Oversight — related to the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance initiative, the immigration policy that formalized the separation of children from families.

Records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's response to American Oversight's request for a Customs and Border Protection 'after-action report' produced after its 2017 family-separation pilot initiative. 

Records request to Arizona Governor's Office asking for communications regarding the Arizona Governor's Office ordering shipping containers to be placed along parts of the Arizona-Mexico border.

Records request to Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs asking for communications regarding the Arizona Governor's Office ordering shipping containers to be placed along parts of the Arizona-Mexico border.

Records request to Arizona Game and Fish Commission asking for communications regarding the Arizona Governor's Office ordered shipping containers to be placed along parts of the Arizona-Mexico border.

In 2022, American Oversight used records requests and litigation to obtain more than 750,000 pages of public documents.

Records released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in response to American Oversight’s request for communication records related to the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the 'Remain in Mexico' program.

Records obtained by American Oversight from DHS related to the Trump administration’s family-separation policy provide further evidence of the lack of adequate planning with regard to reuniting children with family members.

Records released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in response to American Oversight’s request for communication records related to the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the 'Remain in Mexico' program.