First FOIA (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
| Multi Request | First FOIA |
| Submitted | May 20, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
*Documents generated as part of the creation of the FOIA office (defined as whatever department, office, or coordinator is responsible for overseeing and/or processing FOIA requests), whether this was at the time of the agency's creation or the passage of the Freedom of Information Act, to include:
1. The instruction to do so from the Agency, as well as any guidance from the senior leadership
2. Documents discussing proposals and procedures
3. Any legal guidance or analysis produced or acquired by the Agency in response to or as part of the creation of the FOIA office
4. Internal documents from the press office, legislative liaison's office (or equivalent), general counsel's office (or equivalent), director's office (or equivalent) or the newly created FOIA office, reacting to or characterizing the office and it's creation
* A copy of the agency's first perfected (successful) FOIA request
* Copies of other FOIA requests filed before the FOIA request described above
* Processing notes, search slips and response documents regarding the FOIA requests described above
* The first set of guidelines, instructions and/or forms created to control the agency's processing of FOIA requests
* A copy of the agency's first successful FOIA appeal
* Copies of other FOIA appeals received by the agency before the appeal described above
* Processing notes, search slips and response documents regarding the FOIA appeals described above
* The first set of guidelines, instructions and/or forms created to control the agency's processing of FOIA appeals
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,
Emma Best
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
June 27, 2019 Emma Best MuckRock Dept MR 73631 411A Highland Ave Somerville, MA 02144 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2019-ICFO-44138
This e-mail is in regards to your May 21, 2019 ICE FOIA request for documents generated as part of the creation of the FOIA office (defined as whatever department, office, or coordinator is responsible for overseeing and/or processing FOIA requests), whether this was at the time of the agency's creation or the passage of the Freedom of Information Act, to include:1. The instruction to do so from the Agency, as well as any guidance from the senior leadership2. Documents discussing proposals and procedures3. Any legal guidance or analysis produced or acquired by the Agency in response to or as part of the creation of the FOIA office4. Internal documents from the press office, legislative liaison's office (or equivalent), general counsel's office (or equivalent), director's office (or equivalent) or the newly created FOIA office, reacting to or characterizing the office and it's creation* A copy of the agency's first perfected (successful) FOIA request* Copies of other FOIA requests filed before the FOIA request described above* Processing notes, search slips and response documents regarding the FOIA requests described above* The first set of guidelines, instructions and/or forms created to control the agency's processing of FOIA requests* A copy of the agency's first successful FOIA appeal* Copies of other FOIA appeals received by the agency before the appeal described above* Processing notes, search slips and response documents regarding the FOIA appeals described above* The first set of guidelines, instructions and/or forms created to control the agency's processing of FOIA appeals.
After careful review of your FOIArequest, we determined that your request is too broad in scope, did notspecifically identify the records which you are seeking, or only posedquestions to the agency. Records must be described in reasonablysufficient detail to enable government employees who are familiar with thesubject area to locate records without placing an unreasonable burden upon theagency. For this reason, §5.3(b) of the DHS regulations, 6 C.F.R. Part 5,require that you describe the records you are seeking with as much informationas possible to ensure that our search can locate them with a reasonable amountof effort. Whenever possible, a request should include specificinformation about each record sought, such as the date, title or name, author,recipients, and subject matter of the records, if known, or the ICE programoffice you believe created and/or controls the record. The FOIA doesnot require an agency to create new records, answer questions posed byrequesters, or attempt to interpret a request that does not identify specificrecords. Please resubmit your requestcontaining a reasonable description of the records you are seeking. Uponreceipt of a perfected request, you will be advised as to the status of yourrequest. If we do not hear from youwithin 30 days from the date of this letter, we will assume you areno longer interested in this FOIA request, and the case will beadministratively closed. Please be advised that this action is not adenial of your request and will not preclude you from filing other requests inthe future.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA
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