Mexican police/military at Fort Bliss
| Submitted | May 19, 2014 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Douglas Lucas
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
Any and all records referring to Mexican police at Fort Bliss or Mexican military at Fort Bliss, from January 1, 2010 to the date the search is conducted.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
I am a published journalist who would report on the requested documents.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,
Douglas Lucas
From: FOIA
Dear Mr. Lucas,
On April 15, 2014 you submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for any and all records referring to Mexican police at Fort Bliss or Mexican military at Fort Bliss, from January 1, 2010 to the date the search is conducted.
We require some additional information from you in order to process the FOIA request . A suggested way to narrow the scope is to request is to provide the following.
• Names of senior DHS headquarters officials whose records we should search
• Specific timeframe that these records would have been created.
• If you require a search of DHS components other than the DHS Executive Secretariat, please provide the names of senior DHS officials whose records we should search and the timeframes that the records would have been created. (see http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/DHS_OrgChart.pdf, http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/).
Please provide this information as soon as possible so that we may process your request. If you have questions, you may contact this office at 202-343-1743.
Regards,
The Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Lane SW
STOP-0655
Washington, D.C. 20528-0655
Phone: 202-343-1743 or 866-431-0486
Fax: 202-343-4011
E-mail: foia@hq.dhs.gov
This communication, along with any attachments, is covered by federal and state law governing electronic communications and may contain confidential and legally privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, use or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please reply immediately to the sender and delete this message. Thank you.
From: Douglas Lucas
Dear Department of Homeland Security,
To narrow the scope of my request for any and all records referring to Mexican police at Fort Bliss or Mexican military at Fort Bliss,
• Please specify the timeframe as January 1, 2010 to the date the search is conducted.
• Please search records of these senior DHS officials: Rear Admiral Charles D. Michel, Rear Admiral Fred M. Midgette, Rear Admiral June E. Ryan, Alan D. Bersin, Vice Admiral Roger T. Rufe Jr., Richard M. Chávez, Francis X. Taylor, John D. Cohen, Jennifer Lasley, William E. Tarry, Jr., Caryn Wagner, David Heyman, and Mariko Silver.
Sincerely,
Douglas Lucas
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 15, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: FOIA
Good morning,
This request was transferred to the CBP and TSA FOIA offices, please see there contact information below and direct any further inquiries regarding this request to those offices.
U. S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP)
FOIA Officer
90 K Street NE, 9th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20229-1181
FOIA Officer/Public Liaison: Sabrina Burroughs
Phone: 202-325-0150
Fax: 202-325-0230
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Freedom of Information Act Branch
601 S. 12th Street
11th Floor, East Tower, TSA-20
Arlington, VA 20598-6020
FOIA Officer/Public Liaison: Yvonne Coates
Phone: 1-866-FOIA-TSA or 571-227-2300
Fax: 571-227-1406
E-mail: foia.tsa@dhs.gov
Regards,
The Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Lane SW
STOP-0655
Washington, D.C. 20528-0655
Phone: 202-343-1743 or 866-431-0486
Fax: 202-343-4011
E-mail: foia@hq.dhs.gov
This communication, along with any attachments, is covered by federal and state law governing electronic communications and may contain confidential and legally privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, use or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please reply immediately to the sender and delete this message. Thank you.
From: MuckRock
Hello,
Per the below, this request has been transferred to TSA FOIA. Please confirm and provide a tracking number.
Thank you.
From: FOIA
Good morning
has not reached the TSA office.
From: FOIA
Good Afternoon,
Attached is our final response to your request. If you need to contact this office again concerning your request, please provide the DHS reference number. This will enable us to quickly retrieve the information you are seeking and reduce our response time. This office can be reached at 866-431-0486.
Regards,
DHS Privacy Office
Disclosure & FOIA Program
STOP 0655
Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Lane, SW
Washington, DC 20528
Telephone: 1-866-431-0486 or 202-343-1743
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