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Legal Actions
Testimony
Donald Sherman testifies on corruption and waste, fraud and abuse at the DHS
CREW President Donald Sherman testifies in a shadow hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security to explain how the Trump admin's actions have enabled corruption and prevented DHS from fulfilling its core mission.
Lawsuits
CREW sues DHS for records on protestor surveillance
CREW is suing the DHS, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Customs and Border Protection and ICE for failing to produce records on an expedited basis in response to CREW’s FOIA request seeking information about the Trump administration’s efforts to track and surveil protestors.
Letters
DHS IG must investigate Trump ally getting ICE to detain the mother of his child
The DHS IG must investigate allegations that a longtime political ally of President Trump solicited and received assistance from ICE to take action to detain the mother of his child amidst a custody dispute.