Topic: Immigration

FOIA to DHS Seeking Analyses Underlying Work Visa Suspension

August 20, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security seeking records of analyses regarding the suspension of certain work visas.

FOIA to DOL Seeking Communications Containing Terms Related to Work Visa Suspension

August 20, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Labor seeking communications containing terms related to work visa suspension.

FOIA to USCIS Seeking Analyses Underlying Work Visa Suspension

August 20, 2020
FOIA request to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services seeking records of analyses regarding the suspension of certain work visas.

FOIA to State Seeking Communications Containing Terms Related to Work Visa Suspension

August 20, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of State seeking communications containing terms related to work visa suspension.

FOIA to DOL Seeking Analyses Underlying Work Visa Suspension

August 20, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Labor seeking records of analyses regarding the suspension of certain work visas.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Communications Regarding Exemptions to Work Visa Suspension

August 20, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security seeking records of communications regarding exemptions to work visa suspension.

CBP Records in Response to Request for Kevin McAleenan Communications Concerning Kirstjen Nielsen

August 19, 2020
Records from U.S. Customs and Border Protection in response to American Oversight's request for communications containing key terms related to former Secretary Nielsen’s reported misrepresentations about the number of suspected terrorists crossing the U.S. border. (

Investigations Update: Postal Service Sabotage, Covid-19 Operation Warp Speed, and Portland Protest Deployment Costs

August 18, 2020
See the latest in our investigations of the Trump administration's attacks on the U.S. Postal Service, the struggling federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, and the taxpayer resources used to deploy federal agents to suppress racial justice protests in Portland.

EOIR Correspondence Regarding DACA from November 2019

August 17, 2020
Records from the Executive Office for Immigration Review of correspondence regarding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). These communications are from November 2019.

Withheld Records Response from DHS Regarding Family Separation and Communications with Anti-Immigration Activists

August 17, 2020
The Department of Homeland Security stated it is withholding 17 pages of responsive records to American Oversight's request for documents regarding family separation and immigration policies including communications between anti-immigration activists.