DHS Tweets About the Boogaloo Movement

Hannah Gais filed this request with the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America.
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2020-HQFO-01299

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Completed

Communications

From: Hannah Gais


To Whom It May Concern:

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

All communications between DHS social media and communications staffers regarding two tweets from June 20, 2020 about the so-called "boogaloo" movement. This includes:

- Emails sent to/from DHS social media and/or communications staffers mentioning "Natasha Bertrand," "Politico," "far right," "far left," "boogaloo," "anti-fascists," "antifa," "media," from June 18-21st.
- All emails from June 18-21st linking to a Politico article regarding an intelligence report on the boogaloo movement in Washington, D.C. Link here: https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/06/19/intel-report-warns-far-right-extremists-target-washington-dc-329771
- All emails linking to the following two tweets: https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/1274404688276754434 and https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/1274404689895804928

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,

Hannah Gais

From: Department of Homeland Security

Good afternoon,
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: Department of Homeland Security

Good afternoon,
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: 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: Hannah Gais

Hi,

Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Hannah Gais

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