The Joint Integrity Case Management System
| Tracking # |
2022-ICFO-28406 |
| Submitted | Sept. 5, 2022 |
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From: Dhruv Mehrotra
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
According to the Federal Register ( see link: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-04-28/html/2014-09471.htm), The Joint Integrity Case Management System (JICMS) is a customized application that CBP Office of Internal Affairs (IA), CBP Labor and Employee Relations (LER), ICE Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), and ICE Employee and Labor Relations (ELR) use. It was developed for joint use to record misconduct, to conduct criminal and administrative investigations, and to track disciplinary actions.
1. Any records of investigations tracked by the Joint Integrity Case Management System wherein an employee or contractor of this agency was investigated for allegations of unauthorized access or inappropriate use or disclosure of information contained in any agency databases. These databases should include but are not limited to ICM, AFI, FALCON as well as third party databases/tools.
Responsive records should at the very least include the Case/prosecution status; the Allegations received and method received; and Exhibits, evidence, statements, and affidavits; and any other information gathered in the course of or relating to an integrity or disciplinary inquiry, review, inspection, or investigation of a criminal, civil, or administrative nature.
As a reporter, I am properly categorized as a news media requester for fee purposes. Additionally, because this request is being made for a journalistic (rather than commercial) purpose, I further ask that you waive any fees for provision of the records. In support of my request for a fee waiver, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(iii) and 28 C.F.R. § 16.10(k)(2), I submit that disclosure of the requested information is both in the public interest and not primarily in my commercial interests.
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,
Dhruv Mehrotra
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Dhruv Mehrotra,
The status of your ICE FOIA request #2022-ICFO-28406 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Dhruv Mehrotra,
Request Number 2022-ICFO-28406 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference request number 2022-ICFO-28406.
Regards,
Department of Homeland Security
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
September 06, 2022 Dhruv Mehrotra MuckRock News, DEPT MR133360 263 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02115 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2022-ICFO-28406 Dear Mehrotra: This acknowledges receipt of your September 06, 2022, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), for To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:According to the Federal Register ( see link: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-04-28/html/2014-09471.htm), The Joint Integrity Case Management System (JICMS) is a customized application that CBP Office of Internal Affairs (IA), CBP Labor and Employee Relations (LER), ICE Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), and ICE Employee and Labor Relations (ELR) use. It was developed for joint use to record misconduct, to conduct criminal and administrative investigations, and to track disciplinary actions.1. Any records of investigations tracked by the Joint Integrity Case Management System wherein an employee or contractor of this agency was investigated for allegations of unauthorized access or inappropriate use or disclosure of information contained in any agency databases. These databases should include but are not limited to ICM, AFI, FALCON as well as third party databases/tools.Responsive records should at the very least include the Case/prosecution status; the Allegations received and method received; and Exhibits, evidence, statements, and affidavits; and any other information gathered in the course of or relating to an integrity or disciplinary inquiry, review, inspection, or investigation of a criminal, civil, or administrative nature.As a reporter, I am properly categorized as a news media requester for fee purposes. Additionally, because this request is being made for a journalistic (rather than commercial) purpose, I further ask that you waive any fees for provision of the records. In support of my request for a fee waiver, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(iii) and 28 C.F.R. § 16.10(k)(2), I submit that disclosure of the requested information is both in the public interest and not primarily in my commercial interests.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,Dhruv MehrotraUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Your request was received in this office on September 06, 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. 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-28406. 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-28406 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
September 06, 2022 Dhruv Mehrotra MuckRock News, DEPT MR133360 263 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02115 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2022-ICFO-28406 Dear Mehrotra: This acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), dated September 06, 2022, and to your request for a waiver of all assessable FOIA fees. Your request was received in this office on September 06, 2022. Specifically, you requested any records of investigations tracked by the Joint Integrity Case Management System wherein an employee or contractor of this agency was investigated for allegations of unauthorized access or inappropriate use or disclosure of information contained in any agency databases. These databases should include but are not limited to ICM, AFI, FALCON as well as third party databases/tools. Responsive records should at the very least include the Case/prosecution status; the Allegations received and method received; and Exhibits, evidence, statements, and affidavits; and any other information gathered in the course of or relating to an integrity or disciplinary inquiry, review, inspection, or investigation of a criminal, civil, or administrative nature. 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. ICE evaluates fee waiver requests under the legal standard set forth above and the fee waiver policy guidance issued by the Department of Justice on April 2, 1987, as incorporated into the Department of Homeland Security’s Freedom of Information Act regulations [1] . These regulations set forth six factors to examine in determining whether the applicable legal standard for fee waiver has been met. I have considered the following factors in my evaluation of your request for a fee waiver: (1) Whether the subject of the requested records concerns “the operations or activities of the government”; (2) Whether the disclosure is “likely to contribute” to an understanding of government operations or activities; (3) Whether disclosure of the requested information will contribute to the understanding of the public at large, as opposed to the individual understanding of the requestor or a narrow segment of interested persons; (4) Whether the contribution to public understanding of government operations or activities will be "significant"; (5) Whether the requester has a commercial interest that would be furthered by the requested disclosure; and (6) Whether the magnitude of any identified commercial interest to the requestor is sufficiently large in comparison with the public interest in disclosure, that disclosure is primarily in the commercial interest of the requestor. Upon review of your request and a careful consideration of the factors listed above, I have determined to grant your request for a fee waiver. ICE has 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-28406. 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-28406 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
[1] 6 CFR § 5.11(k).
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
September 08, 2022 Dhruv Mehrotra MuckRock News, DEPT MR133360 263 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02115 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2022-ICFO-28406
This e-mail is in regards to your September 06, 2022 ICE FOIA request for any records of investigations tracked by the Joint Integrity Case Management System wherein an employee or contractor of this agency was investigated for allegations of unauthorized access or inappropriate use or disclosure of information contained in any agency databases. These databases should include but are not limited to ICM, AFI, FALCON as well as third party databases/tools. Responsive records should at the very least include the Case/prosecution status; the Allegations received and method received; and Exhibits, evidence, statements, and affidavits; and any other information gathered in the course of or relating to an integrity or disciplinary inquiry, review, inspection, or investigation of a criminal, civil, or administrative nature.
In conducting a search for responsive records, the ICE FOIA office has determined that further clarification is needed regarding your request. If you could specify a time frame, it will help allow us to conduct a more accurate search, otherwise it require this office to classify this request as overly burdensome. 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: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
September 08, 2022 Dhruv Mehrotra MuckRock News, DEPT MR133360 263 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02115 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2022-ICFO-28406
This e-mail is in regards to your September 06, 2022 ICE FOIA request for any records of investigations tracked by the Joint Integrity Case Management System wherein an employee or contractor of this agency was investigated for allegations of unauthorized access or inappropriate use or disclosure of information contained in any agency databases. These databases should include but are not limited to ICM, AFI, FALCON as well as third party databases/tools. Responsive records should at the very least include the Case/prosecution status; the Allegations received and method received; and Exhibits, evidence, statements, and affidavits; and any other information gathered in the course of or relating to an integrity or disciplinary inquiry, review, inspection, or investigation of a criminal, civil, or administrative nature.
In conducting a search for responsive records, the ICE FOIA office has determined that further clarification is needed regarding your request. Provide a timeframe for the search of records. 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: Dhruv Mehrotra
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly with this request - I really appreciate it. The date range of this request should be from the earliest record until the date the request is processed. If, for some reason, you need a more specific date range, could you please search every record from January 1, 2010 until todays date.
Let me know if you have any further questions. I am also happy to discuss this on the phone if necessary.
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Dhruv Mehrotra,
The status of your ICE FOIA request #2022-ICFO-28406 has been updated to the following status 'In Process'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
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 Sept. 6, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2022-ICFO-28406.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Dhruv Mehrotra,
The password to open the responsive records delivered in a separate email for 2022-ICFO-28406 is listed below. If you do not receive the email containing the responsive documents within a reasonable timeframe please contact the DHS Component FOIA Office servicing your request.
Document Password: XJ45ai3h
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Mehrotra,
ICE's final response to your FOIA request, 2022-ICFO-28406, for any records of investigations tracked by the Joint Integrity Case Management System wherein an employee or contractor of this agency was investigated for allegations of unauthorized access or inappropriate use or disclosure of information contained in any agency databases. These databases should include but are not limited to ICM, AFI, FALCON as well as third party databases/tools. Responsive records should at the very least include the Case/prosecution status; the Allegations received and method received; and Exhibits, evidence, statements, and affidavits; and any other information gathered in the course of or relating to an integrity or disciplinary inquiry, review, inspection, or investigation of a criminal, civil, or administrative nature from January 1, 2010 to present 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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2022-ICFO-28406
From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dear Dhruv Mehrotra,
The status of your ICE FOIA request #2022-ICFO-28406 has been updated to the following status 'Closed'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security