Open DHS Death Investigations (Department of Homeland Security)
| Tracking # |
019-ICAP-00532 2019-ICFO-39213 2019-HQFO-00725, 2019-ICAP-00532 f 2019-HQFO-00725 |
| Multi Request | Open DHS Death Investigations |
| Submitted | May 8, 2019 |
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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:
1. Electronic records evidencing or describing the total number of open investigations into deaths of individuals in DHS custody (including ICE and CBP) as of May 8, 2019.
2. Any records showing the the case number, responsible agency or agencies, and status of each investigation identified in Item 1 above.
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: Department of Homeland Security
Good Afternoon,
Attached is our acknowledgment of your DHS FOIA 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 Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20528-0655
Telephone: 1-866-431-0486 or 202-343-1743
Fax: 202-343-4011
Visit our FOIA website (http://www.dhs.gov/foia)
From: Department of Homeland Security
May 22, 2019 Andrew Free MuckRock News DEPT MR 72903 411A Highland Ave Somerville, MA 02144-2516 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2019-ICFO-39213 Dear Mr. Free: This acknowledges receipt of your May 10, 2019, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), for the following records:1. Electronic records evidencing or describing the total number of open investigations into deaths of individuals in DHS custody (including ICE and CBP) as of May 8, 2019.2. Any records showing the the case number, responsible agency or agencies, and status of each investigation identified in Item 1 above.. Your request was received in this office on May 22, 2019. 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. 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. 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 2019-ICFO-39213. 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 2019-ICFO-39213 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, Fernando Pineiro, 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: 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 May 8, 2019. 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: Department of Homeland Security
Dear Andrew Free,
The password to open the responsive records delivered in a separate email for 2019-HQFO-00725 is listed below. If you do not receive the email containing the responsive documents within a reasonable timeframe please contact our office at FOIA@tsa.dhs.gov. (mailto:FOIA@tsa.dhs.gov)
Document Password: 3V80duhK
Sincerely, TSA FOIA Branch
From: Department of Homeland Security
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 Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20528-0655
Telephone: 1-866-431-0486 or 202-343-1743
Fax: 202-343-4011
Visit our FOIA website
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2019-HQFO-00725
From: Department of Homeland Security
Good morning,
In regard to 2019-ICFO-39213, 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 at the earliest possible date. We sincerely apologize for the delay you are experiencing and appreciate your continued patience.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA
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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 May 8, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2019-HQFO-00725.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Homeland Security
**Please Do Not Respond Directly -This email has been sent on behalf of ice-foia@dhs.gov**
We have received your Freedom of Information Act request for appealing withholdingsthe following records:1. Electronic records evidencing or describing the total number of open investigations into deaths of individuals in DHS custody (including ICE and CBP) as of May 8, 2019.2. Any records showing the the case number, responsible agency or agencies, and status of each investigation identified in Item 1 above. and have assigned it tracking number 2019-ICAP-00532. Please refer to the attached Acknowledgement Letter for more information.
ICE FOIA.
From: Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Free,
ICE's final response to your FOIA request, 2019-ICAP-00532, for appealing withholdingsthe following records:1. Electronic records evidencing or describing the total number of open investigations into deaths of individuals in DHS custody (including ICE and CBP) as of May 8, 2019.2. Any records showing the the case number, responsible agency or agencies, and status of each investigation identified in Item 1 above. is attached.
Please note that the attachment may be password protected. If you are prompted to enter a password when opening the attachment and you did not receive a password it may be in your junk/spam folder.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA
From: Department of Homeland Security
September 27, 2019 Andrew Free MuckRock News DEPT MR 72903 411A Highland Ave Somerville, MA 02144-2516 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2019-ICAP-00532
This e-mail is in regards to your July 29, 2019 ICE FOIA request for appealing withholdingsthe following records:1. Electronic records evidencing or describing the total number of open investigations into deaths of individuals in DHS custody (including ICE and CBP) as of May 8, 2019.2. Any records showing the the case number, responsible agency or agencies, and status of each investigation identified in Item 1 above..
In conducting a search for responsive records, the ICE FOIA office has determined that further clarification is needed regarding your request. In your request you have stated "as of May 8, 2019". Are you asking that we search records since that date or up to that date? 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
Good morning,
Part 1 of the request seeks records reflecting investigations open as of May 8, 2019. That is, responsive records will demonstrate how many cases were open and being investigated by OIG on that date (as opposed to cumulatively prior to that date or closed investigations as of that date).
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 May 8, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2019-HQFO-00725, 2019-ICAP-00532 f.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 May 8, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2019-HQFO-00725, 2019-ICAP-00532 f.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 May 8, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2019-HQFO-00725, 2019-ICAP-00532 f.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 May 8, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2019-HQFO-00725, 2019-ICAP-00532 f.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Homeland Security
September 29, 2021 Andrew Free MuckRock News DEPT MR 72903 411A Highland Ave Somerville, MA 02144-2516 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2019-ICFO-39213 Dear Mr. Free: This acknowledges receipt of your May 10, 2019, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), for the following records:1. Electronic records evidencing or describing the total number of open investigations into deaths of individuals in DHS custody (including ICE and CBP) as of May 8, 2019.2. Any records showing the case number, responsible agency or agencies, and status of each investigation identified in Item 1 above.. Your request was received in this office on May 10, 2019. ICE FOIA has made the corrections in regards to the actual received date.
Your request has been assigned reference number 2019-ICFO-39213. 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 2019-ICFO-39213 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: Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Free,
ICE's final response to your FOIA request, 2019-ICAP-00532, for appealing withholdingsthe following records:1. Electronic records evidencing or describing the total number of open investigations into deaths of individuals in DHS custody (including ICE and CBP) as of May 8, 2019.2. Any records showing the the case number, responsible agency or agencies, and status of each investigation identified in Item 1 above. is attached.
Please note that the attachment may be password protected. If you are prompted to enter a password when opening the attachment and you did not receive a password it may be in your junk/spam folder.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA
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2019-ICAP-00532
From: Department of Homeland Security
Dear Andrew Free,
The password to open the responsive records delivered in a separate email for 2019-ICAP-00532 is listed below. If you do not receive the email containing the responsive documents within a reasonable timeframe please contact our office at foia-obim@hq.dhs.gov. (mailto:foia-obim@hq.dhs.gov)
Document Password: CT48jo8A
Sincerely, OBIM FOIA Branch
From: Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Free,
ICE's final response to your FOIA request, 2019-ICAP-00532, for appealing withholdingsthe following records:1. Electronic records evidencing or describing the total number of open investigations into deaths of individuals in DHS custody (including ICE and CBP) as of May 8, 2019.2. Any records showing the the case number, responsible agency or agencies, and status of each investigation identified in Item 1 above. is attached.
Please note that the attachment may be password protected. If you are prompted to enter a password when opening the attachment and you did not receive a password it may be in your junk/spam folder.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA
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2019-ICAP-00532
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 May 17, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #019-ICAP-00532.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Homeland Security
Good day,
FOIA request 2019-ICAP-00532 has been processed and closed. The final response was delivered on 3/22/2022 to requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com> at 11:02 am. Please check your spam/junk folder for any misdirected emails. In the event that you did not receive the final response, you may provide us with an alternative email address or mailing address and we will resend the documents as soon as possible.
Thank you,
ICE-FOIA
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From: Department of Homeland Security
Dear Mr. Free,
Our records show that the original request 2019-ICFO-39213 you're inquiry about is under appeal number 2019-ICAP-00532. Our office previously sent records via email. I am attaching to this email for your convenience. To open the records use CT48jo8A as the password.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA
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2019-ICAP-00532
From: Andrew Free
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it. We were attempting to appeal this response directly to DHS, as the original FOIA request included request for DHS records regarding open CBP Death Investigations on the relevant date, and neither agency has provided any such records. We’ll attempt to re-route our appeal. Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Andrew Free
From: Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Free,
This appeal is closed. ICE FOIA has sent its response to 2019-ICAP-00532 to you via email on 3/22/2022 and 10/28/2022. In regards to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) records, you will have to submit a request directly to CBP as ICE has no jurisdiction over records belonging to another agency.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA
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