Topic: Immigration

No Records Response from CBP Regarding Statistics of Pregnant Asylum Seekers

August 13, 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Control stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for records showing statistics on pregnant asylum seekers and the Remain in Mexico Program (MPP).

HHS Photographs of Conditions in Facilities Housing Unaccompanied Minors

August 12, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services has released hundreds of photos of facilities that house unaccompanied migrant children in response to Freedom of Information Act requests filed by American Oversight. 

FOIA to HHS Seeking Directives Regarding Family-Separation Policy

August 10, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Health and Human Services seeking directives regarding family-separation policy.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Communications Containing Key Terms Related to Family Separation

August 10, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security seeking communications containing key terms related to the Trump administration's family-separation policy.

FOIA to CBP Seeking Communications Containing Key Terms Related to Family Separation

August 10, 2020
FOIA request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeking communications containing key terms related to the Trump administration's family-separation policy.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Calendars of Key Officials Involved in Family-Separation Policy

August 10, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security seeking calendars for key officials involved in the Trump administration's family-separation policy.

FOIA to DHS Seeking Directives Regarding Family-Separation Policy

August 10, 2020
FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeking directives regarding family separation.

DOJ Records of Communications with External Anti-Immigrant Groups Containing Terms Related to Family Separation

August 7, 2020
Records from the Department of Justice in response to American Oversight's request for email communications with external, anti-immigrant groups containing key terms regarding family separation.

CBP Communications With Fox News and Breitbart About Border Wall Construction

August 7, 2020
Communications between the Customs and Border Protection press office and Fox News and Breitbart about the construction of a border wall. In September 2018, we obtained Department of Homeland Security communications with members of Congress and their staffs about building and funding the border wall, including members of Congress advocating for contracts for specific companies.

DHS Ethics Records for Julie Kirchner

August 6, 2020
Records from the Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight's request for ethics documents and conflicts of interest of Julie Kirchner, who was appointed to the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO).