Esteban Manzanares

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* Tracking Number: CBP-2016-002231
* Requester Name: Dave Hendricks
* Date Submitted: 10/06/2015
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
October 6, 2015 Department of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office Director, Disclosure & FOIA 245 Murray Drive SW, Building 410 STOP-655 Washington, D.C. 20528-0655 To Whom It May Concern: This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records: All records from any internal investigation or administrative review involving former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Esteban Manzanares, who raped and attempted to kill several immigrants during March 2014 near McAllen, Texas. 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 fees cannot be waived, 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, Dave Hendricks Filed via MuckRock.com E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com For mailed responses, please address (see note): MuckRock DEPT MR 21659 PO Box 55819 Boston, MA 02205-5819 PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

The FOIA request CBP-2016-002231 has had its Tracking Number changed to CBP-OBP-2016-002231. This is normally due to the request being transferred to another agency (for example, EPA to Dept. of Commerce) or to a sub-agency to process it. Additional details for this request are as follows:
* Old Tracking Number:
CBP-2016-002231
* New Tracking Number:
CBP-OBP-2016-002231
* Requester Name:
Dave Hendricks
* Date Submitted:
10/06/2015
* Long Description:
October 6, 2015 Department of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office Director, Disclosure & FOIA 245 Murray Drive SW, Building 410 STOP-655 Washington, D.C. 20528-0655 To Whom It May Concern: This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records: All records from any internal investigation or administrative review involving former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Esteban Manzanares, who raped and attempted to kill several immigrants during March 2014 near McAllen, Texas. 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 fees cannot be waived, 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, Dave Hendricks Filed via MuckRock.com E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com For mailed responses, please address (see note): MuckRock DEPT MR 21659 PO Box 55819 Boston, MA 02205-5819 PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

The FOIA request CBP-OBP-2016-002231 has had its Tracking Number changed to CBP-2016-002231. This is normally due to the request being transferred to another agency (for example, EPA to Dept. of Commerce) or to a sub-agency to process it. Additional details for this request are as follows:
* Old Tracking Number:
CBP-OBP-2016-002231
* New Tracking Number:
CBP-2016-002231
* Requester Name:
Dave Hendricks
* Date Submitted:
10/06/2015
* Long Description:
October 6, 2015 Department of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office Director, Disclosure & FOIA 245 Murray Drive SW, Building 410 STOP-655 Washington, D.C. 20528-0655 To Whom It May Concern: This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records: All records from any internal investigation or administrative review involving former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Esteban Manzanares, who raped and attempted to kill several immigrants during March 2014 near McAllen, Texas. 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 fees cannot be waived, 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, Dave Hendricks Filed via MuckRock.com E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com For mailed responses, please address (see note): MuckRock DEPT MR 21659 PO Box 55819 Boston, MA 02205-5819 PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

A search of CBP databases produced records responsive to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request CBP-2016-002231, requesting October 6, 2015 Department of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office Director, Disclosure & FOIA 245 Murray Drive SW, Building 410 STOP-655 Washington, D.C. 20528-0655 To Whom It May Concern: This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records: All records from any internal investigation or administrative review involving former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Esteban Manzanares, who raped and attempted to kill several immigrants during March 2014 near McAllen, Texas. 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 fees cannot be waived, 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, Dave Hendricks Filed via MuckRock.com E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com For mailed responses, please address (see note): MuckRock DEPT MR 21659 PO Box 55819 Boston, MA 02205-5819 PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable..
CBP has determined that the responsive records are partially releasable, pursuant to Title 5 U.S.C. § 552 and have applied the appropriate exemptions notated below:
Section 552 (FOIA)
___ (b)(1) ___ (b)(2)       ___ (b)(3)       ___ (b)(4)       ___ (b)(5)       X___ (b)(6)
___ (b)(7)(A) ___ (b)(7)(B) ___ (b)(7)(C) ___ (b)(7)(D)  __X_ (b)(7)(E)  ___ (b)(7)(F)
___  (b)(3) Statute 49 U.S.C. § 114(s)
A description of the exemptions applied can be found at http://www.dhs.gov/foia-exemptions. (http://www.dhs.gov/foia-exemptions) If you have a FOIAonline account, you MUST log into your account to retrieve your responsive records. After logging in, click on "View My FOIA Requests". Requests that have new, unread correspondence have a mail icon next to the tracking number.
The following checked item(s) also apply to your request:
___ Approximately _____ pages were withheld in their entirety.
_X__ Fees: In the processing of this FOIA request, no fees are being assessed.
___ Other:
This completes the CBP response to your request.  You may contact a FOIA Public Liaison by sending an email via your FOIAonline account, or call 202-344-1610.  Please notate file number CBP-2016-002231 on any future correspondence to CBP related to this request.
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