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Good Morning,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 OfficeDisclosure & FOIA ProgramSTOP 0655Department of Homeland Security245 Murray Drive, SWWashington, DC 20528-0655Telephone: 1-866-431-0486 or 202-343-1743Fax: 202-343-4011Visit our FOIA website https://www.dhs.gov/foia
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09/12/2023Andrew Fels263 Huntington AvenueBoston, Massachusetts 02115RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2023-ICFO-42684 Department of Homeland Security FOIA Case No. 2023-HQFO-01893 Dear Requester:This acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Homeland Security, dated 6/12/2023, and seeking records pertaining to copies of all 1357(g) agreements between the Department of Homeland Security or any DHS component and the State of Texas, the Texas Military Department, the Texas State Guard, or any other government organization belonging to or affiliated with the State of Texas. I am not looking for 1357(g) agreements between DHS or its components and any local or municipal governments..While processing your request, the Department of Homeland Security located records that fall under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Accordingly, your request was referred to this office for processing and direct response to you. Your request was received in this office on 9/5/2023.Due to the increasing number of FOIA requests received by this office, we may encounter some delay in processing your request. Per §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 the subject matter of your request is of substantial interest to two or more components of this Department or of substantial interest to another agency, we will need to consult with those entities before we issue a final response. Due to these unusual circumstances, ICE will invoke a 10-day extension for your request, as allowed by Title 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(B). We will make every effort to comply with your request in a timely manner.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.If you have any questions please contact FOIA Public Liaison, Fernando Pineiro Jr. at the address above or (866) 633-1182. Additionally, you have a 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.Your request has been assigned reference number 2023-ICFO-42684. Please use this number in future correspondence. Sincerely,ICE FOIA OfficeImmigration and Customs EnforcementFreedom of Information Act Office500 12th Street, S.W., Stop 5009Washington, D.C. 20536-5009
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01/05/2024

Andrew Fels
263 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2023-ICFO-42684

Dear Requester:

This is the final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) dated 9/5/2023. You are seeking copies of all 1357(g) agreements between the Department of Homeland Security or any DHS component and the State of Texas, the Texas Military Department, the Texas State Guard, or any other government organization belonging to or affiliated with the State of Texas. I am not looking for 1357(g) agreements between DHS or its components and any local or municipal governments.

These documents are available on the public ICE website at: https://www.ice.gov/identify-and-arrest/287g

The list of participating agencies are located by scrolling down the front page.

If you deem this to be an adverse determination, you may exercise your appeal rights. Should you wish to do so, you must send your appeal and a copy of this letter, within 90 days of the date of this letter following the procedures outlined in the DHS FOIA regulations at 6 C.F.R. Part 5 § 5.8. You may submit your appeal electronically at GILDFOIAAppeals@ice.dhs.gov or via regular mail to:

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Office of the Principal Legal Advisor
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
500 12th Street, S.W., Mail Stop 5900
Washington, D.C. 20536-5900

Your envelope and letter should be marked “FOIA Appeal.” Copies of the FOIA and DHS regulations are available at www.dhs.gov/foia.

Provisions of FOIA allow DHS to charge for processing fees, up to $25, unless you seek a waiver of fees. In this instance, because the cost is below the $25 minimum, there is no charge.

If you need any further assistance or would like to discuss any aspect of your request, please contact FOIA Public Liaison Daniel Edgington at (866) 633-1182 or 500 12th St. SW Stop 5009 Washington, DC 20536-5009. 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.

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