Data dictionaries
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| Tracking # |
2021-ICFO-33557 |
| Submitted | April 7, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) A list, database, and/or spreadsheet detailing all data dictionaries held or used by ICE.
If your agency does not have a central record of its data dictionaries, I will accept copies of the data dictionaries themselves.
A data dictionary, sometimes called a data library, describes the data inputs for a system or database. I have attached an example data dictionary for your reference and to assist in locating responsive records.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a working journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event that you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the costs, including the hourly wages of any personnel assigned to process the request and estimates of how many hours the request will take them to process.
Should you choose to deny access to or redact records responsive to this request, I ask that you provide a detailed explanation of your reasoning--as required by law--citing the specific statutes and case law on which each decision is based.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd Feathers
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Todd Feathers,
Request Number 2021-ICFO-33557 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference request number 2021-ICFO-33557.
Regards,
Department of Homeland Security
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Todd Feathers,
The status of your ICE FOIA request #2021-ICFO-33557 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
HTTPS://foiarequest.dhs.gov
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
April 15, 2021 Todd Feathers MuckRock News DEPT MR 110803 411A Highland Ave Somerville, Massachusetts 02144 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2021-ICFO-33557 Dear Feathers: This acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), dated April 08, 2021, and to your request for expedited treatment. Your request was received in this office on April 08, 2021. Specifically, you requested To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:1) A list, database, and/or spreadsheet detailing all data dictionaries held or used by ICE.If your agency does not have a central record of its data dictionaries, I will accept copies of the data dictionaries themselves.A data dictionary, sometimes called a data library, describes the data inputs for a system or database. I have attached an example data dictionary for your reference and to assist in locating responsive records.I ask that all fees be waived as I am a working journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event that you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the costs, including the hourly wages of any personnel assigned to process the request and estimates of how many hours the request will take them to process.Should you choose to deny access to or redact records responsive to this request, I ask that you provide a detailed explanation of your reasoning--as required by law--citing the specific statutes and case law on which each decision is based.I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Todd FeathersAttachments:https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/tosfeathers/95265/data_dictionary_trip_records_yellow.pdfUpload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://www.muckrock.com/ Your request for expedited treatment is hereby denied. Under the DHS FOIA regulations, expedited processing of a FOIA request is warranted if the request involves “circumstances in which the lack of expedited treatment could reasonably be expected to pose an imminent threat to the life or physical safety of an individual,” 6 C.F.R. § 5.5(e)(1)(i), or “an urgency to inform the public about an actual or alleged federal government activity, if made by a person primarily engaged in disseminating information,” 6 C.F.R. § 5.5(e)(l)(ii). Requesters seeking expedited processing must submit a statement explaining in detail the basis for the request, and that statement must be certified by the requester to be true and correct. 6 C.F.R. § 5.5(e)(3). ADD ONE OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS Your request for expedited processing is denied because you do not qualify for either category under 6 C.F.R. § 5.5(e)(1). You failed to demonstrate a particular urgency to inform the public about the government activity involved in the request beyond the public’s right to know about government activity generally. Your letter was conclusory in nature and did not present any facts to justify a grant of expedited processing under the applicable standards. Due to the increasing number of FOIA requests received by this office, we may encounter some delay in processing your request. Per Section 5.5(a) of the DHS FOIA regulations, 6 C.F.R. Part 5, ICE processes FOIA requests according to their order of receipt. Although ICE’s goal is to respond within 20 business days of receipt of your request, the FOIA does permit a 10- day extension of this time period. As your request seeks numerous documents that will necessitate a thorough and wide-ranging search, ICE will invoke a 10-day extension for your request, as allowed by Title 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(B). If you care to narrow the scope of your request, please contact our office. We will make every effort to comply with your request in a timely manner. Provisions of the FOIA allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. We shall charge you for records in accordance with the DHS Interim FOIA regulations, as they apply to media requesters. As a media requester, you will be charged 10 cents per page for duplication; the first 100 pages are free. We will construe the submission of your request as an agreement to pay up to $25.00. You will be contacted before any further fees are accrued. If you deem the decision to deny expedited treatment of yourrequest an adverse determination, you have the right to appeal. Should you wish to do so, you must send yourappeal and a copy of this letter, within 90 days of the date of this letter followingthe procedures outlined in the DHS FOIA regulations at 6 C.F.R. Part 5 § 5.8. You may submit your appeal electronically at orvia regular mail to: GILDFOIAAppeals@ice.dhs.gov
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. ICE has queried the appropriate program offices within ICE for responsive records. If any responsive records are located, they will be reviewed for determination of releasability. Please be assured that one of the processors in our office will respond to your request as expeditiously as possible. We appreciate your patience as we proceed with your request.
If you have any questions or wish to discuss reformulation or an alternative time frame for the processing of your request, please contact FOIA office. You may send an e-mail to ice-foia@ice.dhs.gov, call free (866) 633-1182, or you may contact our FOIA Public Liaison, Fernando Pineiro, in the same manner. Additionally, you have a 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; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. Your request has been assigned reference number 2021-ICFO-33557. Please refer to this identifier in any future correspondence. To check the status of an ICE FOIA/PA request, please visit . Please note that to check the status of a request, you must enter the 2021-ICFO-33557 (http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status) http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status tracking number.
Regards,
ICE FOIA Office
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Freedom of Information Act Office
500 12th Street, S.W., Stop 5009
Washington, D.C. 20536-5009
Telephone: 1-866-633-1182
Visit our FOIA website at www.ice.gov/foia
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Todd Feathers,
The status of your ICE FOIA request #2021-ICFO-33557 has been updated to the following status 'In Process'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
HTTPS://foiarequest.dhs.gov
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
April 22, 2021 Todd Feathers MuckRock News DEPT MR 110803 411A Highland Ave Somerville, Massachusetts 02144 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2021-ICFO-33557
This e-mail is in regards to your April 08, 2021 ICE FOIA request for To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:1) A list, database, and/or spreadsheet detailing all data dictionaries held or used by ICE.If your agency does not have a central record of its data dictionaries, I will accept copies of the data dictionaries themselves.A data dictionary, sometimes called a data library, describes the data inputs for a system or database. I have attached an example data dictionary for your reference and to assist in locating responsive records.I ask that all fees be waived as I am a working journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event that you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the costs, including the hourly wages of any personnel assigned to process the request and estimates of how many hours the request will take them to process.Should you choose to deny access to or redact records responsive to this request, I ask that you provide a detailed explanation of your reasoning--as required by law--citing the specific statutes and case law on which each decision is based.I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Todd FeathersAttachments:https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/tosfeathers/95265/data_dictionary_trip_records_yellow.pdfUpload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://www.muckrock.com/
In conducting a search for responsive records, the ICE FOIA office has determined that further clarification is needed regarding your request. The ICE program officehas many different systems and thereis no central record of its data dictionaries. Please provide the ICE FOIA office with a response as soon as possible to avoid any further delay in the processing of your request. If a response is not received within 30 days, your request will be administratively closed. Please clarify what hat type of system(s) are you referring about; personnel,fleet, other administrative, law enforcement, etc.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Todd Feathers,
The status of your ICE FOIA request #2021-ICFO-33557 has been updated to the following status 'On Hold - Need Info/Clarification'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
HTTPS://foiarequest.dhs.gov
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
From: Todd Feathers
Hello,
Thank you for your request for clarification. Please see the attached document for a list of systems for which I request data dictionaries.
Todd
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Todd Feathers,
The status of your ICE FOIA request #2021-ICFO-33557 has been updated to the following status 'In Process'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
HTTPS://foiarequest.dhs.gov
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
June 01, 2021 Todd Feathers MuckRock News DEPT MR 110803 411A Highland Ave Somerville, Massachusetts 02144 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2021-ICFO-33557 Dear Feathers: This is the final response to your April 08, 2021, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), for a list, database, and/or spreadsheet detailing all data dictionaries held or used by ICE. If your agency does not have a central record of its data dictionaries, I will accept copies of the data dictionaries themselves. Your request was received in this office on April 22, 2021. In conducting a search for responsive records, the ICE FOIA office has determined that further clarification is needed regarding your request. The ICE program office has many different systems and there is no central record of its data dictionaries. Please clarify what hat type of system(s) are you referring about; personnel, fleet, other administrative, law enforcement, etc. This email advises you that we have administratively closed your request file since you have not responded within the 30 day timeframe, and no fees will be assessed.
Your request has been assigned reference number 2021-ICFO-33557. Please refer to this identifier in any future correspondence. To check the status of an ICE FOIA/PA request, please visit . Please note that to check the status of a request, you must enter the 2021-ICFO-33557 tracking number. If you need any further assistance or would like to discuss any aspect of your request, please contact the FOIA office. You may send an e-mail to ice-foia@ice.dhs.gov, call toll free (866) 633-1182, or you may contact our FOIA Public Liaison in the same manner. 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; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. (http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status) http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status
Regards,
ICE FOIA Office
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Freedom of Information Act Office
500 12th Street, S.W., Stop 5009
Washington, D.C. 20536-5009
Visit our FOIA website at www.ice.gov/foia
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Todd Feathers,
The status of your ICE FOIA request #2021-ICFO-33557 has been updated to the following status 'Closed'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
HTTPS://foiarequest.dhs.gov
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
From: Todd Feathers
Hello,
I responded to your request for clarification by email on April 27, four days after your message. I provided the attached list of programs for which I seek data dictionaries.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message and confirm that you are still processing my request.
Todd
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Todd Feathers <requests@muckrock.com>,
Your password has been updated per your request. You can change your password in the future from your
profile page.
If you believe you received this email in error or need additional assistance, please contact the FOIAonline Help Desk. (mailto:foia.help@epa.gov)
Thank you!
FOIAonline Team (mailto:foia.help@epa.gov)
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 7, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-33557.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 7, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-33557.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 7, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-33557.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 7, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-33557.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 7, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-33557.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-33557.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-33557.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-33557.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 8, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-33557.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Your FOIAonline user account for requests@muckrock.com will be deactivated in 5 days due to inactivity.
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Good day,
FOIA request 2021-ICFO-33557 has been processed and closed. The final response was delivered on 6/1/2021 to requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com> at 7:26 am. Please check your spam/junk folder for any misdirected emails. In the event that you did not receive the final response, you may provide us with an alternative email address or mailing address and we will resend the documents as soon as possible.
Thank you,
ICE-FOIA
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~WRD0000
From: Todd Feathers
Hello,
You administratively closed my FOIA request for no reason and with no explanation. I do not consider this request closed or processed. Please confirm receipt of this email ASAP and acknowledge that you are processing my request.
Todd
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Todd Feathers,
The status of your ICE FOIA request #2021-ICFO-33557 has been updated to the following status 'In Process'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
May 17, 2022 Todd Feathers MuckRock News DEPT MR 110803 411A Highland Ave Somerville, Massachusetts 02144 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2021-ICFO-33557
This e-mail is in regards to your April 08, 2021 ICE FOIA request for a list, database, and/or spreadsheet detailing all data dictionaries held or used by ICE. If your agency does not have a central record of its data dictionaries, I will accept copies of the data dictionaries themselves.
In conducting a search for responsive records, the ICE FOIA office has determined that further clarification is needed regarding your request. The ICE program office has many different systems and there is no central record of its data dictionaries. Please clarify what hat type of system(s) are you referring about; personnel, fleet, other administrative, law enforcement, etc. Please provide the ICE FOIA office with a response as soon as possible to avoid any further delay in the processing of your request. If a response is not received within 30 days, your request will be administratively closed.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA
From: Todd Feathers
Hello,
Here is a list of systems for which I am requesting data dictionaries.
I have already provided this list to your office multiple times. Please confirm that you have received it and are processing the request.
Todd
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Your FOIAonline user account for requests@muckrock.com will be deactivated in 5 days due to inactivity.
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Your FOIAonline user account for requests@muckrock.com has been deactivated due to inactivity.
From: Todd Feathers
Why was this account deactivated? I've been active and responding to all communications.
Todd
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
July 12, 2022 Todd Feathers MuckRock News DEPT MR 110803 411A Highland Ave Somerville, Massachusetts 02144 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2021-ICFO-33557
This e-mail is in regards to your April 08, 2021 ICE FOIA request for a list, database, and/or spreadsheet detailing all data dictionaries held or used by ICE. If your agency does not have a central record of its data dictionaries, I will accept copies of the data dictionaries themselves.
In conducting a search for responsive records, the ICE FOIA office has determined that further clarification is needed regarding your request. The ICE program office has many different systems and there is no central record of its data dictionaries. Please clarify what hat type of system(s) are you referring about; personnel, fleet, other administrative, law enforcement, etc.
Please provide the ICE FOIA office with a response as soon as possible to avoid any further delay in the processing of your request. If a response is not received within 30 days, your request will be administratively closed.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Todd Feathers,
The status of your ICE FOIA request #2021-ICFO-33557 has been updated to the following status 'Closed'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
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