FOIA Request Tracking Policies
| Tracking # |
2022-34483 |
| Submitted | April 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:
1. “Request-Splitting” Policy: Any record memorializing an EOIR or DOJ FOIA Office Policy or Practice permitting single requests received by EOIR to be split into multiple requests and assigned multiple tracking numbers where there is NOT an intra- or inter-agency referral contemplated by the agency’s FOIA office at the time the agency assigns multiple individualized tracking numbers to the request. Please limit the agency’s search to ONLY those records reflecting policies or practices CURRENTLY in effect.
2. “Request-Splitting” Statistics: Any record indicating the number of times EOIR’s FOIA Office engaged in Request-Splitting during FY20, FY21, and for FY22 through April 20, 2022.
3. Any policy guidance sought or received from DOJ-OIP by EOIR regarding Request-Splitting.
I make this request on behalf of Al Otro Lado’s #DetentionKills Transparency Initiative.
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: Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 20, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-34483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review
Re: 2022-34483 Freedom of Information Act Request for Dear Andrew Free, This letter is in response to your correspondence in which the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) received on 05/23/2022. In your letter, you stated that no further action was necessary in obtaining documents from EOIR. Therefore, pursuant to your request, your request is considered withdrawn and has been administratively closed. You may contact the analyst who processed your FOIA request and/or the FOIA Public Liaison at the telephone number (703) 605-1297 for any further assistance and to discuss any aspect of your request. Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, Room 2510, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001; e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at (202) 741-5770; toll free at (877) 684-6448; or facsimile at (202) 741-5769. If you are not satisfied with the Executive Office for Immigration Review’s determination in response to this request, you may administratively appeal by writing to the Director, Office of Information Policy (OIP), United States Department of Justice, 441 G Street, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20530, or you may submit an appeal through OIP’s FOIA STAR portal by creating an account following the instructions on OIP’s website https://www.justice.gov/oip/submit-and-track-request-or-appeal .Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within 90 days of the date of my response to your request. If you submit your appeal by mail, both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.” Sincerely, FOIA Intake
From: Andrew Free
Confirmed. Thank you very much.
Andrew
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