Taraweeh Transparency (Department of Homeland Security)
| Multi Request | Taraweeh Transparency |
| Submitted | May 4, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Hassan Ahmad
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all documents, emails, internal memos, external memos, cables, correspondences, directives, or any other media dated January 1, 2019 to the present containing any of the following words:
1. "Ramadan"
2. "imam"
3. "Muslim"
4. "Islam" or a derivative term such as "Islamic"
5. "faith leader"
6. "cleric"
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,
Hassan Ahmad
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
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From: Hassan Ahmad
Respected Officers:
I am a bit mystified by this response, as it entails only a simple keyword search for less than six months of documents. Please consider this a request for reconsideration.
From: Department of Homeland Security
Good morning Mr. Ahmad,
We appreciate your following up with us regarding this request. Unfortunately, you did not respond to our request for more information within 30 days, so your request was administratively closed.
Additionally, the DHS regulation requires that requesters describe the records sought in sufficient detail to enable DHS personnel to locate them with a reasonable amount of effort. A reasonable description contains sufficient information to permit an organized, non-random search for the record based on the component’s filing arrangements and existing retrieval systems. The regulation also states that to the extent possible, requesters should include specific information that may assist a component in identifying the requested records, such as the date, title or name, author or office, recipient, subject matter of the record, case number, file designation, or reference number.
Please feel free to re-submit your request with additional information. Let us know if you have any further questions.
Kind regards,
The Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Lane SW
STOP-0655
Washington, D.C. 20528-0655
'202-343-1743 | '866-431-0486 | 7 202-343-4011
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