Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

documents

DHS Watchdog Directs the Removal of Domestic Violence Findings Draft Homeland Security Watchdog Report on Domestic Violence Draft Homeland Security Watchdog Survey on Sexual Misconduct Jennifer Costello’s November 2019 Integrity Committee Complaint DHS IG Cuffari’s June 2021 Response to House Committee 01/28/22 DHS OIG Email on Integrity Committee Investigation ICE Death Reviews for Roger Rayson ICE Death Reviews for Carlos Mejia-Bonilla DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Review of Adelanto - Sent to ICE in April 2018 Detainee Death Review for Kamyar Samimi Thompson Letter to Nielsen re QHSR Correct Care Solutions Proposal to Lancaster County, Nebraska, March 2018 ICE Detainee Death Review - Sergio Alonso Lopez - Died April 2017 ICE Detainee Death Review - Osmar Epifanio Gonzalez-Gadba - Died March 2017 Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Report on the Adelanto Immigrant Detention Center, September 2018 CBP FOIA Release — Email April 23, 2018 Memo on Family Separation

letters

Senate and House Homeland Security Subcommittees - Appropriations Requests, FY 2023 POGO Calls on President Biden to Remove DHS IG Joseph Cuffari POGO Requests Investigation into Allegations of Border Patrol Involvement in Texas’s “Operation Lonestar” POGO Leads Coalition of Groups to Thank Senate Committee for Advancing Legislation that Strengthens Inspectors General System An Oversight Roadmap for Customs and Border Protection An Oversight Roadmap for Customs and Border Protection POGO Calls on Customs and Border Protection to Halt Its Face Recognition Program POGO Comment on DNA Collection from Immigration Detainees POGO Comment on Expansion of Expedited Removal POGO Joins Coalition Opposing Surveillance of Activists, Lawyers, and Journalists Congress Must Ensure that All Officials Respect Court Orders POGO Joins 50 Organizations in Calling for DHS to Release Border Plan POGO Submits Comment Opposing Child Detention Regulation Letter to Senators Regarding Secretary Nielsen’s Inaccurate Testimony POGO Calls for Congressional Investigation and Oversight of “Zero Tolerance” and Border Crisis Letter to U.S. Attorneys in Border States on the Prosecutor's Duty to Ensure Justice and Protection of Constitutional Rights under new "Zero Tolerance" Policy Letter to Attorney General Sessions on Effect of Zero Tolerance Policy on Border Prosecutions on Constitutional Rights POGO Urges DHS to Abandon Problematic Social Media Collection Plan POGO Supports Funding Request Benefiting Election Cybersecurity POGO Urges ICE and Border Patrol to Not Outsource Hiring Functions POGO Supports Improved FEMA Proposal Aiding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands POGO Opposes Bill to Hide Border Security Information POGO Asks President Trump To Investigate Revenue Collection Issues at CBP Bipartisan Groups Support the McCaskill-Tester Bill to Post Contracts Online POGO Asks DHS to Pause Procurement of Private Detention Centers POGO's Letter to Homeland Security Inspector General To Address Long-standing Revenue Collection Issues at Customs and Border Protection POGO and Partners Submit Recommendations on Improving Electronic Surveillance Laws POGO and Allies Support Amending the Presidential Records Act POGO joins letter to Committee on Homeland Security on over-classification POGO Letter to Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) Director Robert Bray regarding FAMS treatment of whistleblowers Biologist Reinforces POGO’s Letter Concerning CDC Investigations POGO's letter to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge concerning Oil Companies Cash in On Homeland Security Grants Letter to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge

Latest

Inside the Capitol Cops’ Jan. 6 Blame Game

investigation | June 9, 2022

Latest

Misconduct at CBP Runs Deep, and Congress Must Address this Systemic Problem

analysis | April 14, 2022

Protecting the Predators at DHS

investigation | April 7, 2022
Homeland Security’s Embattled Watchdog Faces Probe

investigation | February 11, 2022
An Oversight Agenda for Customs and Border Protection: America’s Largest, Least Accountable Law Enforcement Agency

report | October 12, 2021
Did Whistleblower Reprisal Help Set the Stage for a January 6 Intelligence Failure?

investigation | July 1, 2021
What Price “Defense”?

analysis | June 29, 2021
Pulling Punches: Trump-Appointed Watchdog Suppressed White House-Related Probes

investigation | April 20, 2021
We Can’t “Look Forward” on the Trump Administration’s Abuses

analysis | December 11, 2020
Corrupted: Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, … Your Businesses Yearning to Cash In

analysis | November 12, 2020