University of Farmington

Submitted on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 22:55
Submitted by user: Anonymous
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Select the DHS component you wish to submit your request to: : U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Title:
First Name: Joseph
Middle Initial:
Last Name: Uchill
Suffix:
Email Address: requests@muckrock.com
Country: United States
Address 1: MuckRock News, DEPT MR 83873
Address 2: 411A Highland Ave
City: Somerville
State: Massachusetts
Zip Code: 02144
Telephone Number: 617-299-1832
Fax Number:
Are you requesting records on yourself? No
If yes, you must check the perjury statement:
By initialing here you are providing your electronic signature.:
Please describe the records you are seeking as clearly and precisely as
possible:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:

- All website content from universityoffarmington.edu, the website of a
faux-university maintained by HSI agents as part of a DHS sting operation.
- Any University of Farmington form letters (including acceptance letters and
financial aid communications) or other promotional material mailed to
students.
- All communications concerning the development of the University of
Farmington logo or the university motto "Scientia et Labor."
- All emails sent or received by the domain universityoffarmington.edu.
- All communications between HSI officials and any of the following
university accreditation groups:

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association
of Schools and Colleges (ACCJC)
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS)
New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)
Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET)
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
Council on Occupational Education (COE)
Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc. (NACCAS)

Please search between January 2013 and the present.

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,

Joseph Uchill

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January 21, 2020 Joseph Uchill MuckRock Dept MR 83873 411A Highland Ave Somerville, MA 02144 RE:     ICE FOIA Case Number 2020-ICFO-18269
This e-mail is in regards to your November 27, 2019 ICE FOIA request for - All website content from universityoffarmington.edu, the website of a faux-university maintained by HSI agents as part of a DHS sting operation.- Any University of Farmington form letters (including acceptance letters and financial aid communications) or other promotional material mailed to students.- All communications concerning the development of the University of Farmington logo or the university motto "Scientia et Labor."- All emails sent or received by the domain universityoffarmington.edu.- All communications between HSI officials and any of the following university accreditation groups.
Aftercareful review of your FOIA request, we determined that your request is toobroad in scope, did not specifically identify the records which you areseeking, or only posed questions to the agency.  Records must be describedin reasonably sufficient detail to enable government employees who are familiarwith the subject area to locate records without placing an unreasonable burdenupon the agency.  For this reason, §5.3(b) of the DHS regulations, 6C.F.R. Part 5, require that you describe the records you are seeking with asmuch information as possible to ensure that our search can locate them with areasonable amount of effort.  Whenever possible, a request should includespecific information about each record sought, such as the date, title or name,author, recipients, and subject matter of the records, if known, or the ICEprogram office you believe created and/or controls the record. TheFOIA does not require an agency to create new records, answer questions posedby requesters, or attempt to interpret a request that does not identifyspecific records. Pleaseresubmit your request containing a reasonable description of the records youare seeking.  Upon receipt of a perfected request, you will be advised asto the status of your request. Ifwe 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 casewill be administratively closed.  Please be advised that this action isnot a denial of your request and will not preclude you from filing otherrequests in the future.

Sincerely,

ICE FOIA

Good afternoon,

Thank you for contacting ICE FOIA regarding more information pertaining to your request. In regards to your request being too broad, are you able to:

For #1- Provide a time frame to where the subject area to locate records without placing an unreasonable burden upon the agency;
For #2-Provide a time frame for a more adequate search whereas to locate records without placing an unreasonable burden upon the agency;
For #3- State what type of communications and between whom (provide names and/or email address') and also provide a time frame to where the subject area to locate records without placing an unreasonable burden upon the agency;
For #4-Provide a time frame where the subject area to locate records without placing an unreasonable burden upon the agency;
For #5-Please state what HSI officials you are directing the search to.

Please provide as much information in as much detail as possible.
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.

Thank you,
ICE FOIA

Good afternoon,

In regards to your request 2020-ICFO-18269, 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 Joseph Uchill,
The password to open the responsive records delivered in a separate email for 2020-ICFO-18269 is listed below. If you do not receive the email containing the responsive documents within a reasonable timeframe please contact our office at foia-obim@hq.dhs.gov. (mailto:foia-obim@hq.dhs.gov)
Document Password: NQ13brbL
Sincerely, OBIM FOIA Branch

Mr. Uchill,

ICE's final response to your FOIA request, 2020-ICFO-18269, for - All website content from universityoffarmington.edu, the website of a faux-university maintained by HSI agents as part of a DHS sting operation.- Any University of Farmington form letters (including acceptance letters and financial aid communications) or other promotional material mailed to students.- All communications concerning the development of the University of Farmington logo or the university motto "Scientia et Labor."- All emails sent or received by the domain universityoffarmington.edu.- All communications between HSI officials and any of the following university accreditation groups 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