Case: American Oversight v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

1:26-cv-02855 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 13, 2026

Case Ongoing

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Case Summary

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This case challenges ICE’s alleged failure to respond to seven FOIA requests seeking records about the consequences of the VA’s termination of medical claims-processing support for ICE, including information about unpaid healthcare claims, effects on detainees’ medical care, communications with contractors, and contracts with replacement vendors. American Oversight alleges that ICE missed FOIA’s statutory deadlines and failed to conduct adequate searches or produce responsive, nonexempt records. The lawsuit asks the court to order ICE to search for and release the requested records.

Summary Authors

Zoe Basulto (9/7/2026)

People

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Judge(s)

Moss, Randolph Daniel (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Sparks, Benjamin A. (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Moss, Randolph Daniel (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Sparks, Benjamin A. (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1 1:26-cv-02855	Complaint	Aug. 13, 2026	Aug. 13, 2026 Complaint

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Docket

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Last updated Sept. 27, 2026, 3:09 a.m.

Docket for: AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Aug. 13, 2026	COMPLAINT against U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12609627) filed by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Civil Cover Sheet, # 10 Summons to ICE, # 11 Summons to USAG, # 12 Summons to USAO)(Sparks, Benjamin) (Entered: 08/13/2026) 1 Exhibit A View on PACER 2 Exhibit B View on PACER 3 Exhibit C View on PACER 4 Exhibit D View on PACER 5 Exhibit E View on PACER 6 Exhibit F View on PACER 7 Exhibit G View on PACER 8 Exhibit H View on PACER 9 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 10 Summons to ICE View on PACER 11 Summons to USAG View on PACER 12 Summons to USAO View on PACER	Clearinghouse
2	Aug. 13, 2026	LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN OVERSIGHT (Sparks, Benjamin) (Entered: 08/13/2026)	RECAP
3	Aug. 13, 2026	SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmtm) (Entered: 08/13/2026)	RECAP
	Aug. 13, 2026	Case Assigned/Reassigned
	Aug. 13, 2026	Case Assigned to Judge Randolph D. Moss. (zmtm)
4	Aug. 15, 2026	STANDING ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to comply with the directives set forth in the attached Standing Order. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 8/15/26. (lcrdm2) (Entered: 08/15/2026)	Clearinghouse
5	Sept. 9, 2026	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 8/26/2026. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 9/25/2026. (Sparks, Benjamin) (Entered: 09/09/2026)	RECAP
	Sept. 10, 2026	Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant AND Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General
7	Sept. 24, 2026	Answer to Complaint	RECAP
	Sept. 25, 2026	.Order AND ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings

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Case Details

State / Territory:

District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

Immigration and/or the Border

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

FOIA

Key Dates

Filing Date: Aug. 13, 2026

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Non-profit organization engaged in disseminating information to the public.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Non-profit NON-religious organization

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Federal

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Law-enforcement

Case Details

Causes of Action:

FOIA (Freedom of Information Act), 5 U.S.C. § 552

Other Dockets:

District of District of Columbia 1:26-cv-02855

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: None Yet / None

Relief Sought:

Relief Granted:

Source of Relief:

None yet

Issues

Immigration/Border:

Detention - conditions

Detention - procedures

Medical/Mental Health Care:

Medical care, general

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of American Oversight v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/48395/ (last updated 9/7/2026).