August 28, 2026 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

Well supported

A Confidential DHS Memo Gave Officials a Way to Turn National Guard Troops Into Immigration Officers

A confidential Department of Homeland Security memo dated April 2025, obtained by American Oversight under the Freedom of Information Act and reported Aug. 28, 2026 by NOTUS, set out a legal rationale for using National...

August 13, 2026 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

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Records Show Nearly 300 Allegations That CBP Employees Misused Government Databases — to Track Exes, Coworkers and, in Some Cases, Tip Off Traffickers

Internal records obtained by Wired through Freedom of Information Act requests to Customs and Border Protection's Office of Professional Responsibility document alleged misuse of sensitive law enforcement databases by...

June 6, 2025 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

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Supreme Court Lets DOGE Access Social Security Records on Millions of Americans

On June 6, 2025, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's emergency application and stayed a district court order that had barred the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security...