ICE MOUs/MOAs (Mayor's Office)
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| Submitted | June 25, 2019 |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, I hereby request the following records:
Copies of any Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs), Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), memoranda of agreement or other liaison, information sharing or prisoner/detainee transfer agreements or delegations of authority with or involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement signed or otherwise put into effect between March 1, 2003 and the present.
I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the Internet Archive and MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.
As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
From: Mayor's Office
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From: Mayor's Office
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA LAW DEPARTMENT One Parkway Building 1515 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Marcel S. Pratt City Solicitor BY EMAIL: requests@muckrock.com Re: FW: Pennsylvania Right to Know Act Request: ICE MOUs/MOAs (Mayor's Office) Request #: 4967 Dear Emma Best: Thank you for writing to the City of Philadelphia (“City”) with your request for information. A brief description of your request(s) as well as the City’s internal tracking number can be found below. Please note at the outset that requests for records to state and local agencies in Pennsylvania are generally governed by the Commonwealth’s Right-To-Know Law, 65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq., (the “Act” or “RTK Law”). Be advised that we will be asserting the City’s right to an additional thirty (30) calendar days to review the request as provided for by the Act. This right is being asserted for the following reasons: a) Bona fide staffing limitations (in retrieving and reviewing the record(s) requested); b) A legal review is necessary to determine whether the record(s) is a record(s) subject to access under the Act; c) To determine if the request requires the redaction of a public record(s); d) The extent or nature of the request precludes a response within the required time period. We will contact you regarding this request within thirty (30) calendar days as required by law. Respectfully, Jill I. Freeman Deputy City Solicitor (215) 683-5069 (fax) Tracking #: Best 4967 Request Summary: Copies of any Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs), Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), memoranda of agreement or other liaison, information sharing or prisoner/detainee transfer agreements or delegations of authority with or involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement signed or otherwise put into effect between March 1, 2003 and the present. Original Request:
Rec’d: 6/27/19
From: Mayor's Office
Dear Ms. Best, The City is continuing to process your Right to Know Law request but it requires additional time to search for responsive records. Thus, would you kindly grant the City an extension of time until 8/26/19 to respond to your request? Thank you, Robert L. Kieffer Assistant City Solicitor (215) 683-5032 (Tel.) (215) 683-5069 (fax)
On
Thu, Jun 27 at 8:30 AM
, City of Philadelphia Right to Know <righttoknow@phila.gov> wrote:
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Dear requests@muckrock.com, Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic response to let you know that the City will process your request and respond further within 5 business days of its receipt by an Open Records Officer. Please note that requests received after 5PM are deemed received the next business day.
From: Mayor's Office
Good morning Ms. Best, I wanted to follow-up on my email asking for an extension of time until 8/26 to respond to your Right to Know Law request. Thank you, Robert L. Kieffer Assistant City Solicitor (215) 683-5032 (Tel.) (215) 683-5069 (fax)
On
Fri, Aug 2 at 10:42 AM
, Robert Kieffer <righttoknow@phila.gov> wrote:
Dear Ms. Best,
The City is continuing to process your Right to Know Law request but it requires additional time to search for responsive records. Thus, would you kindly grant the City an extension of time until 8/26/19 to respond to your request?
Thank you,
Robert L. Kieffer
Assistant City Solicitor
(215) 683-5032 (Tel.)
(215) 683-5069 (fax)
On
Thu, Jun 27 at 8:30 AM
, City of Philadelphia Right to Know <righttoknow@phila.gov> wrote:
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Dear requests@muckrock.com, Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic response to let you know that the City will process your request and respond further within 5 business days of its receipt by an Open Records Officer. Please note that requests received after 5PM are deemed received the next business day.
From: Mayor's Office
Dear Ms. Best, Attached please find the final response to your Right to Know Law request along with responsive records. Thank you, Robert L. Kieffer Assistant City Solicitor (215) 683-5032 (Tel.) (215) 683-5069 (fax)
On
Mon, Aug 5 at 10:32 AM
, Robert Kieffer <righttoknow@phila.gov> wrote:
Good morning Ms. Best, I wanted to follow-up on my email asking for an extension of time until 8/26 to respond to your Right to Know Law request.
Thank you,
Robert L. Kieffer
Assistant City Solicitor
(215) 683-5032 (Tel.)
(215) 683-5069 (fax)
On
Fri, Aug 2 at 10:42 AM
, Robert Kieffer <righttoknow@phila.gov> wrote:
Dear Ms. Best,
The City is continuing to process your Right to Know Law request but it requires additional time to search for responsive records. Thus, would you kindly grant the City an extension of time until 8/26/19 to respond to your request?
Thank you,
Robert L. Kieffer
Assistant City Solicitor
(215) 683-5032 (Tel.)
(215) 683-5069 (fax)
On
Thu, Jun 27 at 8:30 AM
, City of Philadelphia Right to Know <righttoknow@phila.gov> wrote:
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Dear requests@muckrock.com, Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic response to let you know that the City will process your request and respond further within 5 business days of its receipt by an Open Records Officer. Please note that requests received after 5PM are deemed received the next business day.
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