DHS Border Wall Memos
| Tracking # |
COW2018000614, 2017-HQFO-00428, 2020-HQAP-00087 COW2018000614, 2017-HQFO-00428 COW2018000614 2018-ICCO-00019 |
| Submitted | Feb. 21, 2017 |
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From: Michael Best
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
Memos relating to executive orders signed by Donald Trump, including but not limited to those described here: http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/21/dhs-issues-memos-that-order-immediate-construction-of-border-wall-but-maintain-obamas-amnesty/
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,
Michael Best
From: US DHS Privacy Office
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: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 21, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: FOIA
Good Afternoon,
Thank you for contacting the DHS Privacy Office. You request in currently in queue waiting to be tasked. Once your request has been tasked and we receive the responsive records we will begin to process and prepare for release. We will contact you if we have any questions.
Regards,
The Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Lane SW
STOP-0655
Washington, D.C. 20528-0655
Phone: 202-343-1743 or 866-431-0486
Fax: 202-343-4011
E-mail: foia@hq.dhs.gov<mailto:foia@hq.dhs.gov>
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From: Department of Homeland Security
Michael Best
DEPT MR 33673 411A Highland Ave
Somerville MA 02144-2516
Dear Michael Best:
This notice acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) received on 01/24/2018 regarding memos relating to executive orders signed by Donald Trump. Please use the following unique FOIA tracking number CBP-2018-025749 to track the status of your request. If you have not already done so, you must create a FOIAonline account at https://foiaonline.regulations.gov. This is the only method available to check the status of your pending FOIA request. (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/)
Provisions of the Act allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. We shall charge you for records in accordance with the DHS FOIA regulations outlined on the DHS website, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/22/2016-28095/freedom-of-information-act-regulations. By submitting your request, you have agreed to pay up to $25.00 in applicable processing fees, if any fees associated with your request exceed this amount, CBP shall contact you; however, the first 100 pages are free. (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/22/2016-28095/freedom-of-information-act-regulations)
Due to the increasing number of FOIA requests received by this office, we may encounter some delay in processing your request. Consistent with 6 C.F.R. Part 5 § 5.5(a) of the DHS FOIA regulations, CBP processes FOIA requests according to their order of receipt. Although CBP’s goal is to respond within 20 business days of receipt of your request, FOIA does permit a 10-day extension of this time period in certain circumstances pursuant to 6 C.F.R. Part 5 § 5.5(c).
CBP’s FOIA Division is working hard to reduce the amount of time necessary to respond to FOIA requests. Currently, the average time to process a FOIA request related to "travel/border incidents" is a minimum of 3-6 months. We truly appreciate your continued patience.
For additional information please consult CBP FOIA website please click on FOIA Act Resources or visit (http://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia) http://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia. (http://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia)
From: Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Best,
ICE's final response to your FOIA request, 2018-ICCO-00019, for memos relating to executive orders signed by Donald Trump, including but not limited to those described here: http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/21/dhs-issues-memos-that-order-immediate-construction-of-border-wall-but-maintain-obamas-amnesty/ (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2017 To 2/21/2017) 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
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2018-ICCO-00019
From: Emma North-Best
I am appealing the integrity of the search, as at least two of the relevant memos are posted to DHS' website. The DHS' failure to find even these already public records indicates that the search was either not reasonably and competently calculated to locate responsive records, or was carried out incompetently. https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/17_0220_S1_Implementing-the-Presidents-Border-Security-Immigration-Enforcement-Improvement-Policies.pdf https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/17_0220_S1_Enforcement-of-the-Immigration-Laws-to-Serve-the-National-Interest.pdf
From: Department of Homeland Security
An interim response, stating the request is being processed.
From: Department of Homeland Security
**Please Do Not Respond Directly - This email has been sent on behalf of ice-foia@dhs.gov**
We have received your Freedom of Information Act request for appealing the search and have assigned it tracking number
2018-ICAP-00412. Please refer to the attached Acknowledgement Letter for more information.
ICE FOIA.
From: Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Best,
ICE's final response to your FOIA request, 2018-ICAP-00412, for appealing the search 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
From: Department of Homeland Security
Good Morning, Attached is our final response to your 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
From: Emma North-Best
I am appealing the integrity of the search, as the request was explicitly not limited to those documents. Further, this claim is especially absurd as DHS originally claimed to be unable to find ANY documents until I pointed out that some were on the website in an appeal and a widely read article. The failure to search for and produce additional memos beyond the ones cited in the request and appeal is absurd and not in keeping with a reasonably calculated and conducted search for records.
From: Department of Homeland Security
Good Afternoon,
Attached is our acknowledgment of your DHS Appeal request. If you need to contact this office again concerning your appeal 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: Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Best:
Please find attached the FOIA Appeal Decision issued by John C. Johns in the above captioned matter.
Thank you,
Lauren Meus
Hearing Docket Clerk
U.S Coast Guard
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