ICE assaults of detained people Winn Correctional Center
| Tracking # |
2021-ICFO-24506 |
| Submitted | Feb. 1, 2021 |
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From: Al Otro Lado
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. Any and all records including relating to use of force by employees of ICE on immigrant detainees at Winn Correctional Center on January 14, 2021.
2. Any reports or documents regarding use of force at Winn Correctional Center on January 14, 2021, including but not limited to
a. All Significant Incident Reports (“SIR”)
b. All reports, memoranda, and incident reports sent to the New Orleans ICE Field Office Director pursuant to any relevant ICE national detention standard.
c. All audiovisual recordings sent from the to the New Orleans ICE Field Office Director pursuant to any relevant ICE national detention standard.
3. Any communication sent to or from the New Orleans ICE Field Office regarding any use of force incident at Winn Correctional Center on January 14, 2021. This search should contain, but should not be limited to, a keyword search or emails and instant messages for following the following terms “Winn” and "use of force” between January 14, 2021 and the present. A search should also be done for any communications between the New Orleans ICE Field Office and the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility, the Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding any use of force incident on January 14, 2021.
4. All video, audio, or audiovisual recordings of the kitchen at Winn Correctional Center on January 14, 2021 between 11:00am and 4:00pm .
5. Documents identifying the persons present in kitchen at Winn Correctional Center on January 14, 2021 between 11:00am and 4:00pm .
6. Documents identifying the persons present in the medical unit of Winn Correctional Center on January 14, 2021 between 11:00am and 4:00pm .
7. Any contracts or agreements between any local government and United States government and its agencies relating to the operation of Winn Correctional Center.
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,
Al Otro Lado
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Al Lado,
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Department of Homeland Security
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Al Lado,
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Department of Homeland Security
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Al Lado,
Request Number 2021-ICFO-24506 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference request number 2021-ICFO-24506.
Regards,
Department of Homeland Security
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Al Lado,
The status of your ICE FOIA request #2021-ICFO-24506 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
HTTPS://foiarequest.dhs.gov
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
February 9, 2021 Al Lado MuckRock News DEPT MR 107753 411A Highland Ave Somerville, Massachusetts 02144 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2021-ICFO-24506 Dear Al Lado: This acknowledges receipt of your February 2, 2021, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), for the following records: 1. Any and all records including relating to use of force by employees of ICE on immigrant detainees at Winn Correctional Center on January 14, 2021; 2. Any reports or documents regarding use of force at Winn Correctional Center on January 14, 2021, including but not limited to: a. All Significant Incident Reports (“SIR”)b. All reports, memoranda, and incident reports sent to the New Orleans ICE Field Office Director pursuant to any relevant ICE national detention standard; c. All audiovisual recordings sent from the to the New Orleans ICE Field Office Director pursuant to any relevant ICE national detention standard; 3. Any communication sent to or from the New Orleans ICE Field Office regarding any use of force incident at Winn Correctional Center on January 14, 2021. This search should contain, but should not be limited to, a keyword search or emails and instant messages for following the following terms “Winn” and "use of force” between January 14, 2021 and the present; 4. All video, audio, or audiovisual recordings of the kitchen at Winn Correctional Center on January 14, 2021 between 11:00am and 4:00pm; 5. Documents identifying the persons present in kitchen at Winn Correctional Center on January 14, 2021 between 11:00am and 4:00pm; 6. Documents identifying the persons present in the medical unit of Winn Correctional Center on January 14, 2021 between 11:00am and 4:00pm; and 7. Any contracts or agreements between any local government and United States government and its agencies relating to the operation of Winn Correctional Center. Your request was received in this office on February 2, 2021. Due to the increasing number of FOIA requests received by this office, we may encounter some delay in processing your request. Per Section 5.5(a) of the DHS FOIA regulations, 6 C.F.R. Part 5, ICE processes FOIA requests according to their order of receipt. Although ICE’s goal is to respond within 20 business days of receipt of your request, the FOIA does permit a 10- day extension of this time period. As your request seeks numerous documents that will necessitate a thorough and wide-ranging search, ICE will invoke a 10-day extension for your request, as allowed by Title 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(B). If you care to narrow the scope of your request, please contact our office. We will make every effort to comply with your request in a timely manner. Provisions of the FOIA allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. We shall charge you for records in accordance with the DHS Interim FOIA regulations, as they apply to media requesters. As a media requester, you will be charged 10 cents per page for duplication; the first 100 pages are free. We will construe the submission of your request as an agreement to pay up to $25.00. You will be contacted before any further fees are accrued. We have queried the appropriate program offices within ICE for responsive records. If any responsive records are located, they will be reviewed for determination of releasability. Please be assured that one of the processors in our office will respond to your request as expeditiously as possible. We appreciate your patience as we proceed with your request.
Your request has been assigned reference number 2021-ICFO-24506. Please refer to this identifier in any future correspondence. To check the status of an ICE FOIA/PA request, please visit . Please note that to check the status of a request, you must enter the 2021-ICFO-24506 tracking number. If you need any further assistance or would like to discuss any aspect of your request, please contact the FOIA office. You may send an e-mail to ice-foia@ice.dhs.gov, call toll free (866) 633-1182, or you may contact our FOIA Public Liaison, Fernando Pineiro, in the same manner. Additionally, you have a right to right to seek dispute resolution services from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) which mediates disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation. If you are requesting access to your own records (which is considered a Privacy Act request), you should know that OGIS does not have the authority to handle requests made under the Privacy Act of 1974. You may contact OGIS as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. (http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status) http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status
Regards,
ICE FOIA Office
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Freedom of Information Act Office
500 12th Street, S.W., Stop 5009
Washington, D.C. 20536-5009
Telephone: 1-866-633-1182
Visit our FOIA website at www.ice.gov/foia
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Al Lado,
The status of your ICE FOIA request #2021-ICFO-24506 has been updated to the following status 'In Process'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
HTTPS://foiarequest.dhs.gov
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
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 Feb. 1, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-24506.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Hello,
This email is for PAL Application technical support. This is not an inbox to answer FOIA related questions, provide additional information, or status follow ups. If you have questions regarding your FOIA request or need to respond to recent FOIA communication, please sign in and compose a message using your 'Inbox'. You may also directly contact component FOIA offices. A list of the DHS Component FOIA Office contacts can be found at https://www.dhs.gov/foia-contact-information. For additional FOIA related help resources, please visit the LINKS drop down menu or visit https://www.dhs.gov/freedom-information-act-foia.
Thanks,
PAL Technical Support
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 1, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-24506.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 1, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-24506.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 1, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-24506.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 1, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-24506.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 1, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-24506.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 1, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-24506.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 1, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-24506.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Hello,
Please be advised this email inbox for technical support for the PAL tool. Please send your questions for items related to your requests to the FOIA Office associated with your request or use the PAL messaging system to send a message.
Contacts for the various DHS FOIA Offices can be found in the dropdown menu via foiarequest.gov or by clicking here: FOIA Contact Information | Homeland Security (dhs.gov)<https://www.dhs.gov/foia-contact-information>
Regards,
DHS PAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Al Lado,
The status of your ICE FOIA request #2021-ICFO-24506 has been updated to the following status 'In Process'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
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 Feb. 2, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-24506.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 2, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-ICFO-24506.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Al Lado,
A response to your Request #2021-ICFO-24506has been delivered via the Department of Homeland Security PAL. Please access https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/ to download the documents.
Regards,
Department of Homeland Security
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2021-ICFO-24506_678964
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Al Lado,
The status of your ICE FOIA request #2021-ICFO-24506 has been updated to the following status 'Closed'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security