Civil Liberties

documents

Report on Deaths in BIA Custody FY2016-2020 Family Separation Case Document

letters

POGO Appropriations Requests for the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Senate and House Homeland Security Subcommittees - Appropriations Requests, FY 2023 Senate and House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittees - Appropriations Requests, FY 2023 Letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Body-Worn Camera Program Amicus Brief: Andrus v. Texas (2021) Letter to January 6 Committee Supporting Careful Use of Subpoena Authority POGO Calls for Garland to Improve Justice Department’s Implementation of Death in Custody Reporting Act POGO Concerned About Risk of Implicit Bias in Office of Special Counsel Actions Organizations Across Ideological Spectrum Call for Government Accountability Law Enforcement Officers Support Military Equipment Limits POGO Comment on DNA Collection from Immigration Detainees Amicus Brief: Sixth Amendment Requires New Trial for Rodney Reed POGO Endorses No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act POGO Joins Coalition Opposing Surveillance of Activists, Lawyers, and Journalists Broad Coalition Calls for PATRIOT Act Surveillance Reform POGO Sends Letter to OSC Seeking Revision of Hatch Act Guidance POGO Urges Hearing on Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board Nominees

resources

Improve Data about Deaths in Custody and Excessive Use of Force Issue Brief: The Cell-Site Simulator Warrant Act

Latest

DHS’s Secret Reports on ICE Detention

investigation | August 21, 2023

Latest

The Bridge: The Next Fight in Privacy Rights

analysis | July 20, 2023

Policing Gender: How Surveillance Tech Aids Enforcement of Anti-Trans Laws

investigation | June 28, 2023
Flawed Oversight: The Inspector General's Office and the Need for Reform in DHS

testimony | June 6, 2023
The Bridge: Government in the Group Chat

analysis | March 30, 2023
History Shows Congress Can Sunset Section 702

analysis | March 15, 2023
Whistleblower Reprisal Feared in Key Parts of DHS Watchdog

analysis | March 8, 2023
Bad Watchdog Episode 6: The Perfect Storm

podcast | February 23, 2023
Bad Watchdog Episode 5: Who is Joseph Cuffari?

podcast | February 16, 2023
Bad Watchdog Episode 4: The Story of an Agency

podcast | February 9, 2023