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DHS Denies Records on Guard Deployment, Migrant Camp

8/24/2025

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The Department of Homeland Security denied a public records request about National Guard deployment in Los Angeles, citing the absence of text message data since April.
This information was conveyed in a letter to American Oversight dated July 23.
The agency also reported it could not find records on a migrant detention camp in the Everglades.
Federal law mandates agencies to preserve and provide access to official records.

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Story summary

The Department of Homeland Security denied a public records request about National Guard deployment in Los Angeles, citing the absence of text message data since April.
This information was conveyed in a letter to American Oversight dated July 23.
The agency also reported it could not find records on a migrant detention camp in the Everglades.
Federal law mandates agencies to preserve and provide access to official records.