Moshannon Valley Video
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| Tracking # |
2024-ICFO-32340 |
| Submitted | April 18, 2024 |
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From: Andrew Free
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All extant video (surveillance, handheld, or cellphone-gathered) or still images from the GEO Group’s Moshannon Valley ICE Processing Center showing the recently deceased Frankline Okpu from October 1, 2023-December 6, 2024.
I request expedited processing of this request pursuant to 6 CFR 5.5(e) and state under penalty of perjury pursuant to 28 USC 1746 that this video is a matter of widespread interest and (deaths in ICE and / or GEO custody) about which there exist serious questions of government wrongdoing (whether MVIPC complied with CRCL and ICE’s June 2023 agreement to retrain GEO guards on documenting uses of force and updating facility video to eliminate blind spots in the camera system).
https://wjactv.com/amp/news/local/troopers-investigation-ice-processing-immigration-moshannon-valley-pennsylvania-death-victim-police
https://www.psp.pa.gov/PIRRs/Clearfield%20Press%20Releases/C_CLEA_11DEC2023_1530.pdf
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/crime/private-prisons-assaults-jeff-sessions-sally-yates-geo-20170817.html&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwiI5d6KwpKDAxXcQzABHd63DhMQFnoECCUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2gie_C-Ia7ykVrMCcIJRME
PLEASE PRESERVE ALL POTENTIALLY RESPONSIVE VIDEO IMMEDIATELY. ANYTHING capturing this man’s image while he was alive—not just on the day he was found dead.
Thank you.
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,
Andrew Free
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
04/25/2024
Andrew Free
MuckRock News DEPT MR 162367
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2024-ICFO-32340
Dear Requester:
This acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), dated 4/25/2024, and to your request for expedited treatment. Your request was received in this office on 4/22/2024. Specifically, you requested video and still images of Franklin Okpu from October 1, 2023 to December 6, 2024.
Your request for expedited treatment is hereby granted. Please be advised that it may take a considerable amount of time to conduct a search for the records you seek, due to the extended date range of your request.
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.
ICE has 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.
If you have any questions, please contact the FOIA office or Daniel Edgington, FOIA Public Liaison at the address above or (866) 633-1182. Additionally, you have a 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.
Your request has been assigned tracking number 2024-ICFO-32340. Please use this number in future correspondence.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA Office
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Freedom of Information Act Office
500 12th Street, S.W., Stop 5009
Washington, D.C. 20536-5009
From: Andrew Free
Good morning, and thank you for granting this expedited processing request.
To expedite the search, we agree to narrow the temporal scope of our request to the period beginning December 3, 2023, and ending December 6, 2023.
Please confirm that this agreement to narrow will be reflected in ICE’s search tasking, if ICE accepts the agreement.
Thank you,
Andrew Free
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Mr. Free,
Thank you for narrowing the scope of your request. We have already reached out to staff conducting the search and provided the new date range (December 3, 2023, and ending December 6, 2023.). We will update you once we receive a response.
ICE FOIA
From: Andrew Free
Thank you!
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