Deloitte SecureRelease FOIA Contract Documents
| Tracking # |
2023-ICAP-00242 2023-ICFO-07520 |
| Submitted | Dec. 20, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Andrew Free
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Contracting documents evidencing ICE’s transfer of technological responsibility to private contractor Deloitte for handling Freedom of Information Act Requests, including any Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, Statement of Work, Performance Work Statement, or other similar document outlining the responsibilities Deloitte has accepted with respect to processing FOIA requests.
Please search ICE’s FOIA Office, the Office of the Acting Director, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and the Office of Acquisition Management for records responsive to this request.
Andrew Free
#DetentionKills Transparency Initiative
Al Otro Lado
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,
Andrew Free
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
12/27/2022Andrew FreeMuckRock News, DEPT MR138081Boston, Massachusetts 02115RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2023-ICFO-07520 Dear Requester:This letter is the final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), dated 12/20/2022 for c ontracting documents evidencing ICE’s transfer of technological responsibility to private contractor Deloitte for handling Freedom of Information Act Requests, including any Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, Statement of Work, Performance Work Statement, or other similar document outlining the responsibilities Deloitte has accepted with respect to processing FOIA requests
After a careful review of your FOIA/PA request, we determined that the information you are seeking is not under the purview of ICE. This request should be made to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Privacy Office. In an effort to assist you on this matter, we are providing you with the following contact information:
Privacy Office, Mail Stop 0655
Department of Homeland Security
2707 Martin Luther King Jr. AVE SE
Washington, DC 20528-065
Phone: 202-343-1743 or 866-431-0486 | Fax: 202-343-4011 | E-mail: foia@hq.dhs.gov
Please be advised that this action is not a denial of your request and will not preclude you from filing other requests in the future.If you have any questions please contact ICE FOIA Public Liaison Marcus Francis 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; or facsimile at 202-741-5769.Sincerely,ICE-FOIA
This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and any disclosure, copying, or distribution
of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, by you is strictly prohibited.
Deloitte refers to a Deloitte member firm, one of its related entities, or Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ("DTTL"). Each Deloitte member firm is a separate legal entity and a member of DTTL. DTTL does not provide services to clients. Please see www.deloitte.com/about
to learn more.
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From: Andrew Free
We appeal the denial of this request. If there’s a place you know that has responsive records, our understanding of FOIA is that it’s your duty to refer or transfer the request there.
But we also believe the response is simply incorrect. ICE FOIA used SecureRelease to respond to our requests about SecureRelease. The ICE Chief FOIA Officer should have a copy of the records requested.
Thank you for not making us years for this nothing. It’s a vast improvement.
#DetentionKills Transparency Initiative
Al Otro Lado
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
01/06/2023Andrew FreeMuckRock News, DEPT MR138081Boston, Massachusetts 02115RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2023-ICAP-00242Dear Requester:The Department of Homeland Security has received your letter appealing the adverse determination of your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act (FOIA/PA) request by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Your appeal, postmarked or electronically transmitted on 12/28/2022, was received on 1/6/2023.The Government Information Law Division acknowledges your appeal request of and is assigning it number 2023-ICAP-00242 for tracking purposes. Please reference this number in any future communications about your appeal.A high number of FOIA/PA requests have been received by the Department. Accordingly, we have adopted the court-sanctioned practice of generally handling backlogged appeals on a first-in, first-out basis. While we will make every effort to process your appeal on a timely basis, there may be some delay in resolving this matter. Should you have any questions concerning the processing of your appeal, please contact Marcus Francis, ICE FOIA Office/Public Liaison at (866) 633-1182 or at 500 12th St., SW Washington, DC 20536-5009.Sincerely, Shiraz PanthakyChiefGovernment Information Law DivisionICE Office of the Principal Legal AdvisorU.S. Department of Homeland Security
This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and any disclosure, copying, or distribution
of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, by you is strictly prohibited.
Deloitte refers to a Deloitte member firm, one of its related entities, or Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ("DTTL"). Each Deloitte member firm is a separate legal entity and a member of DTTL. DTTL does not provide services to clients. Please see www.deloitte.com/about
to learn more.
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From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
04/06/2023RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2023-ICAP-00242 Dear Requester:ICE's final response to your FOIA request, 2023-ICAP-00242, for What is a "Normalized Description"? is attached.Please note that the attachment may be password protected. If you are prompted to enter a password when opening the attachment and you did not receive a password it may be in your junk/spam folder. Sincerely,ICE FOIA OfficeImmigration and Customs EnforcementFreedom of Information Act Office500 12th Street, S.W., Stop 5009Washington, D.C. 20536-5009
This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and any disclosure, copying, or distribution
of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, by you is strictly prohibited.
Deloitte refers to a Deloitte member firm, one of its related entities, or Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ("DTTL"). Each Deloitte member firm is a separate legal entity and a member of DTTL. DTTL does not provide services to clients. Please see www.deloitte.com/about
to learn more.
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From: Andrew Free
We appeal the agency’s failure to make a timely determination.
Andrew Free
#DetentionKills Transparency Initiative
Al Otro Lado
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
07/26/2023RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2023-ICAP-00242 Dear Requester:ICE's final response to your FOIA request, 2023-ICAP-00242, for Contracting documents evidencing ICE’s transfer of technological responsibility to private contractor Deloitte for handling Freedom of Information Act Requests, including any Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, Statement of Work, Performance Work Statement, or other similar document outlining the responsibilities Deloitte has accepted with respect to processing FOIA requests. is attached.Please note that the attachment may be password protected. If you are prompted to enter a password when opening the attachment and you did not receive a password it may be in your junk/spam folder. Sincerely,ICE FOIA OfficeImmigration and Customs EnforcementFreedom of Information Act Office500 12th Street, S.W., Stop 5009Washington, D.C. 20536-5009
This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and any disclosure, copying, or distribution
of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, by you is strictly prohibited.
Deloitte refers to a Deloitte member firm, one of its related entities, or Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ("DTTL"). Each Deloitte member firm is a separate legal entity and a member of DTTL. DTTL does not provide services to clients. Please see www.deloitte.com/about
to learn more.
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From: Andrew Free
Thanks for this response.
You dropped your red rubber nose over there by your giant shoes.