Biometric data sharing program emails

Tanvi Misra filed this request with the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America.
Tracking #

2020-HQFO-00162

Est. Completion None
Status
Fix Required

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From: Tanvi Misra


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All emails containing the term "Biometric Data Sharing Program" that Kevin McAleenan sent, received, was cc-d, or bcc-d on in 2018 and 2019.

I am requesting these documents as a journalist covering immigration at CQ Roll Call, a non-partisan multi-platform publication based in Washington D.C.

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,

Tanvi Misra

From: Department of Homeland Security

Good Morning,
Attached is our acknowledgment of your DHS FOIA request.  If you need to contact this office again concerning your request, please provide the DHS reference number. This will enable us to quickly retrieve the information you are seeking and reduce our response time. This office can be reached at 866-431-0486.
Regards,
DHS Privacy Office
Disclosure & FOIA Program
STOP 0655
Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20528-0655
Telephone:  1-866-431-0486 or 202-343-1743
Fax:  202-343-4011
Visit our FOIA website (http://www.dhs.gov/foia)

From: Tanvi Misra

Dear FOIA officer,

Thank you again for your help with my request. I wanted to ask that you please provide these records to me on a rolling basis as your office processes them, rather than waiting to provide any records until all records are processed.

Please send along responsive records as an email attachment to this address (tanvimisra@cqrollcall.com). If you cannot provide them as an email attachment, please mail a CD-ROM (preferable) or a hard copy to:

Tanvi Misra
CQ Roll Call
1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 6th floor
Washington, DC 20004

Thank you again,
Tanvi Misra

From: Department of Homeland Security

Dear Tanvi Misra,

A search has been conducted and potentially responsive records have been located. It has been assigned to an analyst for processing. Unfortunately, due to the unusually high number of requests received by this office, we are unable to provide an estimated completion date.

Thank you for your patience as we proceed with your request.

Regards,

DHS Privacy Office
Disclosure and FOIA Program
STOP 0655
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
2707 Martin Luther King Jr. AVE SE
Washington, DC 20032
Telephone: 1-866-431-0486 or 202-343-1743
Fax: 202-343-4011
foia@hq.dhs.gov<mailto:foia@hq.dhs.gov%0d>
Visit our FOIA website<https://www.dhs.gov/privacy-office>

Warning: This communication, along with any attachments, is covered by federal and state law governing electronic communications and may contain confidential and legally privileged information such as found under 49 CFR 1520 or the Privacy Act of 1974. It should not be communicated to any person, or agency, unless disclosure is in performance of official DHS duties and there exists a valid need to know. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, use or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please reply immediately to the sender and delete this message.

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From: Department of Homeland Security

Good afternoon Ms. Misra,
Back in 2019, we received your FOIA request below.

Please confirm that you are still interested in this information.

Thanks in advance.

Maura Busch
Senior Program Specialist
Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Main: 1.866.431.0486

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