Secure Communities (Brookline, MA)

C. Scott Ananian filed this request with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the United States of America.
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Communications

From: C. Scott Ananian

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Any communications with Norfolk County, MA or the Town of Brookline, MA regarding the activation of Secure Communities in early 2012, resulting in Norfolk County, MA being reported at "100% activated" with an activation date of May 15, 2012 in a document published at https://www.ice.gov/doclib/secure-communities/pdf/sc-activated.pdf on June 5, 2012. Such communications include any federal request to local police to implement regulations necessary for the activation of Secure Communities, and/or any communication from the State of Massachusetts, Norfolk County, or the Town of Brookline reporting successful activation of Secure Communities.

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,

C. Scott Ananian

From: C. Scott Ananian

This request still hasn't gotten an acknowledgement. Did it get lost?

Repeating:
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To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Any communications with Norfolk County, MA or the Town of Brookline, MA regarding the activation of Secure Communities in early 2012, resulting in Norfolk County, MA being reported at "100% activated" with an activation date of May 15, 2012 in a document published at https://www.ice.gov/doclib/secure-communities/pdf/sc-activated.pdf on June 5, 2012. Such communications include any federal request to local police to implement regulations necessary for the activation of Secure Communities, and/or any communication from the State of Massachusetts, Norfolk County, or the Town of Brookline reporting successful activation of Secure Communities.

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,

C. Scott Ananian, 103 Griggs Rd, Brookline, MA 02446

From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

February 09, 2018 C. Scott Ananian MuckRock News 103 Griggs Rd Brookline, MA 02446 RE:     ICE FOIA Case Number 2018-ICFO-19078 Dear Mr. Ananian: This acknowledges receipt of your January 29, 2018, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), for any communications with Norfolk County, MA or the Town of Brookline, MA regarding the activation of Secure Communities in early 2012, resulting in Norfolk County, MA being reported at "100% activated" with an activation date of May 15, 2012 in a document published at https://www.ice.gov/doclib/secure-communities/pdf/sc-activated.pdf on June 5, 2012. Such communications include any federal request to local police to implement regulations necessary for the activation of Secure Communities, and/or any communication from the State of Massachusetts, Norfolk County, or the Town of Brookline reporting successful activation of Secure Communities.  Your request was received in this office on January 29, 2018. After careful review of your FOIA request, we determined that your request is too broad in scope, did not specifically identify the records which you are seeking, or only posed questions to the agency.  Records must be described in reasonably sufficient detail to enable government employees who are familiar with the subject area to locate records without placing an unreasonable burden upon the agency.  For this reason, §5.3(b) of the DHS regulations, 6 C.F.R. Part 5, require that you describe the records you are seeking with as much information as possible to ensure that our search can locate them with a reasonable amount of effort.  Whenever possible, a request should include specific information about each record sought, such as the date, title or name, author, recipients, and subject matter of the records, if known, or the ICE program office you believe created and/or controls the record. The FOIA does not require an agency to create new records, answer questions posed by requesters, or attempt to interpret a request that does not identify specific records. Please resubmit your request containing a reasonable description of the records you are seeking.  Upon receipt of a perfected request, you will be advised as to the status of your request. If we do not hear from you within 30 days from the date of this letter, we will assume you are no longer interested in this FOIA request, and the case will be administratively closed.  Please be advised that this action is not a denial of your request and will not preclude you from filing other requests in the future. Your request has been assigned reference number 2018-ICFO-19078. 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 2018-ICFO- (http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status) http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status 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.
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
Telephone: 1-866-633-1182
Visit our FOIA website at www.ice.gov/foia

From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

February 09, 2018 C. Scott Ananian MuckRock News 103 Griggs Rd Brookline, MA 02446 RE:     ICE FOIA Case Number 2018-ICFO-19078 Dear Mr. Ananian: This acknowledges receipt of your January 29, 2018, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), for any communications with Norfolk County, MA or the Town of Brookline, MA regarding the activation of Secure Communities in early 2012, resulting in Norfolk County, MA being reported at "100% activated" with an activation date of May 15, 2012 in a document published at https://www.ice.gov/doclib/secure-communities/pdf/sc-activated.pdf on June 5, 2012. Such communications include any federal request to local police to implement regulations necessary for the activation of Secure Communities, and/or any communication from the State of Massachusetts, Norfolk County, or the Town of Brookline reporting successful activation of Secure Communities.  Your request was received in this office on January 29, 2018. After careful review of your FOIA request, we determined that your request is too broad in scope, did not specifically identify the records which you are seeking, or only posed questions to the agency.  Records must be described in reasonably sufficient detail to enable government employees who are familiar with the subject area to locate records without placing an unreasonable burden upon the agency.  For this reason, §5.3(b) of the DHS regulations, 6 C.F.R. Part 5, require that you describe the records you are seeking with as much information as possible to ensure that our search can locate them with a reasonable amount of effort.  Whenever possible, a request should include specific information about each record sought, such as the date, title or name, author, recipients, and subject matter of the records, if known, or the ICE program office you believe created and/or controls the record. The FOIA does not require an agency to create new records, answer questions posed by requesters, or attempt to interpret a request that does not identify specific records. Please resubmit your request containing a reasonable description of the records you are seeking.  Upon receipt of a perfected request, you will be advised as to the status of your request. If we do not hear from you within 30 days from the date of this letter, we will assume you are no longer interested in this FOIA request, and the case will be administratively closed.  Please be advised that this action is not a denial of your request and will not preclude you from filing other requests in the future. Your request has been assigned reference number 2018-ICFO-19078. 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 2018-ICFO- (http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status) http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status 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.
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
Telephone: 1-866-633-1182
Visit our FOIA website at www.ice.gov/foia

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