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16 Apr, 4 tweets, 2 min read
New: Records we obtained via #FOIA from the U.S. Marshals Service shed new light on the special deputation of law enforcement officers across the country as part of the Trump administration’s controversial Operation Legend program.
americanoversight.org/records-reveal…
The records we obtained contain internal communications that reflect that Operation Legend —criticized as a politicized attempt to bolster Donald Trump’s “law and order” campaign message — was an "extension" of an existing Justice Department program.
They also contain more than 250 forms related to the deputation of federal and local law enforcement officers, most of which appear to be completed and signed.
We continue to seek answers about Operation Legend — including arrest data from other departments and agencies — as well as about the legacy of the Trump administration’s harsh response to racial justice protests.

Learn more here:
americanoversight.org/records-highli…

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16 Apr
This week, @USAToday reported on records we obtained that detail 13 major investigations into white supremacist activity in the Marine Corps and Navy over the past 20 years.

For #FOIAFriday, we’re discussing what we’ve learned about white supremacy in the military.
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A recent Pentagon report warned that the infiltration of such ideology among the armed forces poses a serious national security threat, and officials have acknowledged a lack of centralized tracking of specific cases or numbers.
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In the last days of the Trump administration, DHS signed agreements with jurisdictions, including Louisiana & Texas, that could make it harder for the Biden admin. to implement immigration policies. We obtained records that shed light on the agreements.
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A new DHS inspector general report found that the La Palma Correctional Center in Arizona violated ICE detention standards and threatened the health, safety, and rights of people detained at the facility. 
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15 Apr
HAPPENING NOW: Join us for a liveblog event as we discuss rooting out government corruption.

Tweet using the hashtag #accountability2021 to ask a question you’d like the experts to answer.
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15 Apr
Since the pandemic began, more than 10,000 Veterans Affairs patients have died from Covid-19.

We recently obtained documents that provide additional details about the VA’s early pandemic difficulties.
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14 Apr
Records we obtained and @USAToday reported on detail 13 major investigations into white supremacist activity in the Marine Corps and Navy and show military leaders have quietly discharged the people involved in the incidents.
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These are the first such records uncovered by our investigation of white supremacist or far-right activity or ideology among military personnel. The Marines previously sent us a spreadsheet with 29 complaints.
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