ICE HSI records on University of Farmington

Submitted on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 22:52
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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First Name: CJ
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Last Name: Ciaramella
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Email Address: requests@muckrock.com
Country: United States
Address 1: MuckRock News, DEPT MR 83870
Address 2: 411A Highland Ave
City: Somerville
State: Massachusetts
Zip Code: 02144
Telephone Number: 617-299-1832
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Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:

- All records regarding the creation and accreditation of the "University of
Farmington", a fake college created by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
for the purposes of a sting operation.
- Any communications between HSI officials and the Accrediting Commission of
Career Schools and Colleges between Jan. 1, 2013 and Feb. 1, 2019.
- All emails sent to or from the domain "universityoffarmington.edu", which
was maintained by ICE.
- Any receipts or spreadsheets tracking money paid by individuals to the
University of Farmington or revenues created by the University of Farmington.

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,

CJ Ciaramella

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January 21, 2020 CJ Ciaramella MuckRock Dept MR 83870 411A Highland Avenue Somerville, MA 02144 RE:     ICE FOIA Case Number 2020-ICFO-18265
This e-mail is in regards to your November 27, 2019 ICE FOIA request for - all records regarding the creation and accreditation of the "University of Farmington", a fake college created by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for the purposes of a sting operation.- Any communications between HSI officials and the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges between Jan. 1, 2013 and Feb. 1, 2019.- All emails sent to or from the domain "universityoffarmington.edu", which was maintained by ICE.- Any receipts or spreadsheets tracking money paid by individuals to the University of Farmington or revenues created by the University of Farmington.
Aftercareful review of your FOIA request, we determined that your request is toobroad in scope, did not specifically identify the records which you areseeking, or only posed questions to the agency.  Records must be describedin reasonably sufficient detail to enable government employees who are familiarwith the subject area to locate records without placing an unreasonable burdenupon the agency.  For this reason, §5.3(b) of the DHS regulations, 6C.F.R. Part 5, require that you describe the records you are seeking with asmuch information as possible to ensure that our search can locate them with areasonable amount of effort.  Whenever possible, a request should includespecific information about each record sought, such as the date, title or name,author, recipients, and subject matter of the records, if known, or the ICEprogram office you believe created and/or controls the record. TheFOIA does not require an agency to create new records, answer questions posedby requesters, or attempt to interpret a request that does not identifyspecific records. Pleaseresubmit your request containing a reasonable description of the records youare seeking.  Upon receipt of a perfected request, you will be advised asto the status of your request. Ifwe do not hear from you within 30 days from the date of this letter,we will assume you are no longer interested in this FOIA request, and the casewill be administratively closed.  Please be advised that this action isnot a denial of your request and will not preclude you from filing otherrequests in the future.

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ICE FOIA