Reports & Investigations - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW investigates special interest influence on Texas anti-abortion legislation

Texas legislators should not be unduly influenced by special interest groups, but passage of the so-called "Heartbeat Act" raises questions.

FOIA Requests

AUSTIN, Texas (March 21, 2019) Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen visits U.S. Border Patrol McAllen Station in McAllen, Texas conduct a roundtable meeting and give a press conference. (DHS photo by Tara Molle/Released)

Transparency

CREW submits FOIA request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding use of Wickr

CREW has submitted a request for all records and communications relating to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s use of Wickr for official agency business.

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requests DOJ records on body-worn cameras plans

DOJ's law enforcement agencies have not publicly released their body-worn camera plans, months after they were apparently supposed to.

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requests FL Governor Ron DeSantis communications with Regeneron

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s public promotion of a Regeneron COVID treatment backed by one of his biggest political donors requires scrutiny.

FOIA Requests

Policy & Reform

CREW requests records regarding controversial DHS violent extremism programs

DHS has introduced a new program known as the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (“CP3”) despite controversy about previous grant programs. To ensure DHS isn’t just putting a new spin on the old programs, CREW has submitted a request for all records and communications relating to DHS’s program offices and CP3.

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requests NARA records on records disposal plans

The Trump Administration’s notorious record keeping failures perpetuated a culture of secrecy that must be reversed.

CREW investigates special interest influence on Texas anti-abortion legislation

CREW submits FOIA request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding use of Wickr

CREW requests DOJ records on body-worn cameras plans

CREW requests FL Governor Ron DeSantis communications with Regeneron

CREW requests records regarding controversial DHS violent extremism programs

CREW requests NARA records on records disposal plans

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