Info on Post-Musk-Takeover CBP Advertisements on Twitter/X
| Tracking # |
CBP-FO-2024-022517 |
| Submitted | Nov. 18, 2023 |
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From: Philip Eil
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any materials related to the purchase of advertisements for CBP on Twitter (later re-named "X"), after October 1, 2022. This includes, but is not limited to, email communication, written communication, invoices, and receipts.
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,
Philip Eil
From: United States Customs and Border Protection
Philip EilN/AMuckRock News, DEPT MR154653263 Huntington AveBoston, Massachusetts 0211511/20/2023CBP-FO-2024-022517Dear Philip Eil: This notice acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) received on 11/19/2023. Please use the following unique FOIA tracking number CBP-FO-2024-022517 to track the status of your request. If you have not already done so, you must create a SecureRelease account. This is the only method available to check the status of your pending FOIA request.Provisions of the Act allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. We shall charge you for records in accordance with the DHS FOIA regulations outlined on the DHS website, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/22/2016-28095/freedom-of-information-act-regulations. By submitting your request, you have agreed to pay up to $25.00 in applicable processing fees, if any fees associated with your request exceed this amount, CBP shall contact you. Due to the increasing number of FOIA requests received by this office, we may encounter some delay in processing your request. Consistent with 6 C.F.R. Part 5 § 5.5(a) of the DHS FOIA regulations, CBP processes FOIA requests according to their order of receipt. Although CBP’s goal is to respond within 20 business days of receipt of your request, FOIA does permit a 10-day extension of this time period in certain circumstances pursuant to 6 C.F.R. Part 5 § 5.5(c). [As your request seeks documents that will require a thorough and wide-ranging search, CBP will invoke a 10-day extension for your request pursuant to 6 C.F.R. Part 5 § 5.5(c). CBP’s FOIA Division is working hard to reduce the amount of time necessary to respond to FOIA requests. We truly appreciate your continued patience. For additional information please consult CBP FOIA website please click on FOIA Act Resources or visit http://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia.Please note that this message has been sent from an unmonitored e-mail account. Any messages sent to this account will not be read. Sincerely,U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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From: United States Customs and Border Protection
Philip EilN/AMuckRock News, DEPT MR154653263 Huntington AveBoston, Massachusetts 0211511/21/2023CBP-FO-2024-022517Dear Philip Eil:Pursuant to 6 C.F.R. Part 5 § 5.3(b) of the DHS FOIA regulations, you must describe the records you are seeking with as much information as possible to ensure that our search of appropriate systems of records can find them with a reasonable amount of effort. In your request, you are seeking for," Any materials related to the purchase of advertisements for CBP on Twitter (later re-named "X"), after October 1, 2022. This includes, but is not limited to, email communication, written communication, invoices, and receipts."Your FOIA request has been closed as insufficient because you did not include a clear and detailed description of the records being requested. If you do resubmit your FOIA request, please provide the types of advertisements that you are seeking information for. Please be advised that the FOIA does not require federal agencies to answer inquiries or create records in response to a FOIA request, but rather is limited to requiring agencies to provide access to reasonably described, nonexempt records. As you have failed to reasonably describe the records you are seeking, your request is not a perfected request, and we are unable to initiate a search for responsive records.Please be advised that this action is not a denial of your request and will not preclude you from filing other requests in the future. Please resubmit your FOIA request, along with the required information, by logging into your existing SecureRelease account.Please note that this message has been sent from an unmonitored e-mail account. Any messages sent to this account will not be read.Sincerely,U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and any disclosure, copying, or distribution
of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, by you is strictly prohibited.
Deloitte refers to a Deloitte member firm, one of its related entities, or Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ("DTTL"). Each Deloitte member firm is a separate legal entity and a member of DTTL. DTTL does not provide services to clients. Please see www.deloitte.com/about
to learn more.
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