OIG-22-31 ICE Records
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| Tracking # |
2022-ICFO-13907 |
| Submitted | March 18, 2022 |
| Due | April 15, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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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:
On behalf of the #DetentionKills Transparency Initiative of Al Otro Lado, I request:
1.All records provided to DHS-OIG in connection with Report titled OIG-22-31.
2. All communications between ICE and OIG in connection with this report.
3. All communications between ICE and Nakamoto in connection with this report.
4. All communications between ICE and Congress in connection with this report.
5. All communications between ICE and CoreCivic in connection with this report.
I seek expedited processing for this request because of the ongoing threat to health, safety, and substantial due process rights documented by OIG in the report, which ICE has challenged and contested. The underlying records will help the public and migrants' advocates determine which agency is correct in the question of whether the conditions -- including staffing and hygiene -- at Torrance are fit for human habitation.
https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2022-03/OIG-22-31-Mar22-mgmtalert_0.pdf.
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: 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 March 20, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
May 03, 2022 Andrew Free MuckRock News DEPT MR 126587, 411A Highland Ave Somerville, Massachusetts 02144-2516 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2022-ICFO-13907 Dear Free: This acknowledges receipt of your March 20, 2022, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), for records pertaining to1 .All records provided to DHS-OIG in connection with Report titled OIG-22-31.2. All communications between ICE and OIG in connection with this report.3. All communications between ICE and Nakamoto in connection with this report.4. All communications between ICE and Congress in connection with this report.5. All communications between ICE and Core Civic in connection with this report.. Your request was received in this office on May 03, 2022. PLEASENOTE: Requesters seekingresponsive records from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) areencouraged to create a DHS FOIA Public Access Link (PAL) accountat: . Creating a PALaccount will allow you to directly submit your FOIA request to ICE and trackthe status of your request. In PAL, you can view your prior PAL submissions,sent correspondences, and responsive records. Although PAL is preferred, ICEFOIA will continue to accept FOIA requests via email at (https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/) https://foiarequest.dhs.gov or via regularmail at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Freedom ofInformation Act Office, 500 12 ICE-FOIA@ice.dhs.gov th St. SW, STOP 5009, Washington,DC 20536-5009. 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. FOR PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER REQUESTERS: 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 non-commercial requesters. As a non-commercial requester, you will be charged 10 cents per page for duplication; the first 100 pages are free, as are the first two hours of search time, after which you will pay the per quarter-hour rate ($4.00 for clerical personnel, $7.00 for professional personnel, $10.25 for managerial personnel) of the searcher. 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 2022-ICFO-13907. 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 2022-ICFO-13907 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, Marcus Francis, 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
June 02, 2022 Andrew Free MuckRock News DEPT MR 126587, 411A Highland Ave Somerville, Massachusetts 02144-2516 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2022-ICFO-13907
This e-mail is in regards to your March 20, 2022 ICE FOIA request for records pertaining to1 .All records provided to DHS-OIG in connection with Report titled OIG-22-31.2. All communications between ICE and OIG in connection with this report.3. All communications between ICE and Nakamoto in connection with this report.4. All communications between ICE and Congress in connection with this report.5. All communications between ICE and Core Civic in connection with this report.
In conducting a search for responsive records, the ICE FOIA office has determined that further clarification is needed regarding your request. The search for records has been determined to be lengthy and burdensome. The program office is requesting to narrow the search to a one year time frame to allow for a more reasonable and efficient search for responsive records. Additionally, the program office believes that many of the records can be obtained through a request to DHS-OIG. Please provide the ICE FOIA office with a response as soon as possible to avoid any further delay in the processing of your request. If a response is not received within 30 days, your request will be administratively closed.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA
From: Andrew Free
I agree to narrow the search window to 1 year.
Please advise the estimated date on which the agency will release records.
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 March 20, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-ICFO-13907.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Good afternoon,
Regarding 2022-ICFO-13907, we have queried the appropriate component of DHS for responsive records. If any responsive records are located, they will be reviewed for determination of releasability. We will process your request as expeditiously as possible. Upon completion of the processing, all documents that can be released will be made available to you as soon as possible. We sincerely apologize for the delay you are experiencing and appreciate your continued patience.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA
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From: Andrew Free
Thank you!
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
April 07, 2023 Andrew Free MuckRock News DEPT MR 126587, 411A Highland Ave Somerville, Massachusetts 02144-2516 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2022-ICFO-13907
This e-mail is in regards to your March 20, 2022 ICE FOIA request for records pertaining to1 .All records provided to DHS-OIG in connection with Report titled OIG-22-31.2. All communications between ICE and OIG in connection with this report.3. All communications between ICE and Nakamoto in connection with this report.4. All communications between ICE and Congress in connection with this report.5. All communications between ICE and Core Civic in connection with this report..
In conducting a search for responsive records, the ICE FOIA office has determined that further clarification is needed regarding your request. Please identify the one year that you are narrowing your request to. Please provide the ICE FOIA office with a response as soon as possible to avoid any further delay in the processing of your request. If a response is not received within 30 days, your request will be administratively closed.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA
From: Andrew Free
You’re just asking this now? We agreed to narrow in June 2022. And you’re just asking this now? You said you queried the components in September 2022. And you’re just asking this now?
We rescind our agreement too narrow, as it’s clear ICE sought it in bad faith, and is using it to delay processing this request.
Produce all these records in two weeks. Or explain to a court why you can’t.
Thank you,
Andrew Free
#DetentionKills Transparency Initiative
Al Otro Kado.
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 March 20, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-ICFO-13907.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Good Day,
In regard to 2022-ICFO-13907, we have queried the appropriate component of DHS for responsive records and we are still pending responses from the program offices. If any responsive records are located, they will be reviewed for determination of releasability. We will process your request as expeditiously as possible. Upon completion of the processing, all documents that can be released will be made available to you as soon as possible. We sincerely apologize for the delay you are experiencing and appreciate your continued patience.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA
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From: Andrew Free
Thank you for the update.
Can you please provide an estimated date of completion?