Request for copy of Memorandum of Understanding between ICE and DOJ regarding placement of civili immigration detainees in Bureau of Prisons facilities

July 02, 2018 Emanuel Rivlin-Nadler MuckRock News DEPT MR 56610 411A Highland Ave Somerville, MA 02144-2516 RE:     ICE FOIA Case Number 2018-ICFO-47042 Dear Mr. Rivlin-Nadler: This acknowledges receipt of your June 22, 2018, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), for a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding between ICE and the Department of Justice regarding placement of civil immigration detainees in Bureau of Prisons facilities. Specifically, the agreement that was reported by the media on June 7th, where the DOJ and ICE agreed that 1,600 immigration detainees would be sent to federal prisons.  Your request was received in this office on June 22, 2018. 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 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 2018-ICFO-47042. 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 2017-ICFO-XXXXX or 2018-ICFO-XXXXX 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

Dear Requestor,

We are continuing to process your request and have notified the program office of an expected day of delivery.

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.
Thank you,

ICE/FOIA

Good afternoon,

Your request is currently in the queue to be processed by an analyst. Requests are processed on a first in, first out basis and timing can vary greatly depending on the volume of responsive documents received.

Sincerely,
ICE/FOIA

Good morning,

In regards to 2018-ICFO-47042, document(s) responsive to your request have been located and forwarded to this office for review. 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

Good morning,

In regards to 2018-ICFO-47042, document(s) responsive to your request have been located and forwarded to this office for review. 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

Good afternoon,

In regards to 2018-ICFO-47042, document(s) responsive to your request have been located and forwarded to this office for review. 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

Good afternoon,

In regards to 2018-ICFO-47042, document(s) responsive to your request have been located and forwarded to this office for review. 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

Good morning,

In regards to your request 2019-ICFO-47042, it is currently in the queue to be processed by an analyst. Requests are processed on a first in, first out basis and timing can vary greatly depending on the volume of responsive documents received. Thank you for your continued patience.

Sincerely,
ICE/FOIA

Dear Emanuel Rivlin-Nadler,
The password to open the responsive records delivered in a separate email for 2018-ICFO-47042 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: T701mj78
Sincerely, TSA FOIA Branch

Mr. Rivlin-Nadler,

ICE's final response to your FOIA request, 2018-ICFO-47042, for a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding between ICE and the Department of Justice regarding placement of civil immigration detainees in Bureau of Prisons facilities. Specifically, the agreement that was reported by the media on June 7th, where the DOJ and ICE agreed that 1,600 immigration detainees would be sent to federal prisons 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

Dear Emanuel Rivlin-Nadler,
The password to open the responsive records delivered in a separate email for 2018-ICFO-47042 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: NW04ogAr
Sincerely, TSA FOIA Branch

Mr. Rivlin-Nadler,

ICE's final response to your FOIA request, 2018-ICFO-47042, for a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding between ICE and the Department of Justice regarding placement of civil immigration detainees in Bureau of Prisons facilities. Specifically, the agreement that was reported by the media on June 7th, where the DOJ and ICE agreed that 1,600 immigration detainees would be sent to federal prisons 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