International Student Optional Practical Training (OPT) Data (2017-2023)
| Tracking # |
2024-ICFO-36359 |
| Submitted | May 15, 2024 |
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From: Steve Tobocman
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
A digital table (.xls, .xlsx, .csv, or similar format) containing information about all F-1 student visa holders who used the Optional Practical Training (OPT) portion of the F-1 visa from 2017-2023, with the following fields of data:
- City of student's address in the U.S.
- State of student's address in the U.S.
- Employer name
- City of employer's address
- State of employer's address
- Student's country of birth
- Student's country of citizenship
- Student's level of education
- Title of first major
- Title of second major
- Degree level (bachelors, masters, doctorate)
- STEM or non-STEM degree
- Name of school
- City of school
- State of school
- City of student's foreign address
- State or province of student's foreign address
- Country of student's foreign address
- Employment start year
- Employment end year
- Actual employment start year
- Actual employment end year
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Steve Tobocman
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
"05/16/2024
Steve Tobocman
MuckRock News, DEPT MR163691
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2024-ICFO-36359
Dear Requester:
This is the final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) dated 5/15/2024. You are seeking a digital table (.xls, .xlsx, .csv, or similar format) containing information about all F-1 student visa holders who used the Optional Practical Training (OPT) portion of the F-1 visa from 2017-2023.
These documents are on the ICE FOIA Library at https://www.ice.gov/foia/library. Navigate to the Monthly FOIA Releases section and look request ID 2023-ICFO-43657. Due to the large amount of data, each year is broken into multiple spreadsheets (i.e. Part 1, Part 2, etc.).
If you deem this to be an adverse determination, you may exercise your appeal rights. Should you wish to do so, you must send your appeal and a copy of this letter, within 90 days of the date of this letter following the procedures outlined in the DHS FOIA regulations at 6 C.F.R. Part 5 § 5.8. You may submit your appeal electronically at GILDFOIAAppeals@ice.dhs.gov or via regular mail to:
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Office of the Principal Legal Advisor
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
500 12th Street, S.W., Mail Stop 5900
Washington, D.C. 20536-5900
Your envelope and letter should be marked “FOIA Appeal.” Copies of the FOIA and DHS regulations are available at www.dhs.gov/foia.
Provisions of FOIA allow DHS to charge for processing fees, up to $25, unless you seek a waiver of fees. In this instance, because the cost is below the $25 minimum, there is no charge.
If you need any further assistance or would like to discuss any aspect of your request, please contact FOIA Public Liaison Daniel Edgington at (866) 633-1182 or 500 12th St. SW Stop 5009 Washington, DC 20536-5009. Additionally, you have a right to right to seek dispute resolution services from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) which mediates disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation. If you are requesting access to your own records (which is considered a Privacy Act request), you should know that OGIS does not have the authority to handle requests made under the Privacy Act of 1974. You may contact OGIS as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA"
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