Freedom of Information Act Request: Case Decision Information For Burns, John

Dear Khan Alamin,

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Dear Khan Alamin,

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Sincerely,
DOJ-EOIR PAL

Dear Khan Alamin,
This response acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).  Your request has been assigned control number 2023-24640.
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Sincerely,
FOIA Intake

Dear Mr. Alamin: This letter is in response to your Freedom ofInformation Act (FOIA) request to the Executive Office for Immigration Review(EOIR) dated 01/23/2023 in which you seek records related toCase decision information for Immigration Judge John P. Burns, including a list of cases heard by case type since date of hire, including decisions issued by type, inclusive of asylum cases granted and asylum cases denied. The information you seek is publicly available at ourwebpage here under "EOIR CASE data": https://www.justice.gov/eoir/foia-library-0. Note that the tables can befiltered and sorted by converting the files to Excel spreadsheet per the vendorinstructions here (https://www.justice.gov/eoir/foia-library-0) https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/how-to/convert-csv-excel. A lookup table is also provided toexplain codes used in the tables. Multiple tables can be cross-referenced using the IDN CASE.  There will be no charge for thisinformation. (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/how-to/convert-csv-excel) For your information, Congress excluded three discretecategories of law enforcement and national security records from therequirements of the FOIA. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(c) (2006 & Supp. IV 2010).This response is limited to those records that are subject to the requirementsof the FOIA. This is a standard notification that is given to all ourrequesters and should not be taken as an indication that excluded records do,or do not, exist. See http://www.justice.gov/oip/foiapost/2012foiapost9.html. (http://www.justice.gov/oip/foiapost/2012foiapost9.html) You may contact the EOIR FOIA Public Liaison at (703)605-1297 or EOIR.FOIArequests@usdoj.gov for any further assistance and todiscuss any aspect of your request. Additionally, you may contact the Office ofGovernment Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and RecordsAdministration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. Thecontact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government InformationServices, National Archives and Records Administration, Room 2510, 8601 AdelphiRoad, 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 forImmigration Review’s determination in response to this request, you mayadministratively appeal by writing to the Director, Office of InformationPolicy (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 STARportal 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 orelectronically transmitted within 90 days of the date of my response to yourrequest. If you submit your appeal by mail, both the correspondence and theenvelope should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.” (https://www.justice.gov/oip/submit-and-track-request-or-appeal) Sincerely, Joseph Schaaf Supervisory Attorney Advisor (FOIA)

Dear Requester:

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Sincerely,

FOIA Service Center
Office of the General Counsel
Executive Office for Immigration Review
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