ICE Referrals (Newton Police Department)

Curtis Waltman filed this request with the Newton Police Department of Newton, MA.
Submitted April 11, 2017
Est. Completion None
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From: Curtis Waltman

Subject: Public Records Law Request: ICE Referrals (Newton Police Department)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:

The number of ICE/CBP referrals made by the agency since January 2012, grouped by month, year, and reason for arrest, reason for referral, and whether ICE took custody of the arrestee or not. The extent of this date range is the date that this request is processed on from, as noted before, January 1st 2012.

Any policies or guidelines on ICE referrals.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

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 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Curtis Waltman

From: Muckrock Staff

Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: ICE Referrals (Newton Police Department)

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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following request, copied below. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: Newton Police Department

Subject: Inquiry Response-See Attached

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A search of our Local NEWTON ONLY records management system does not
indicate any information on file in reference to your inquiry herein. This
is not to be construed as definitive, only that a good faith effort was
unable to locate any information within our normal retainage period. If this
was an accident that occurred on a state road, please check with the State
Police for a Crash Report.

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On April 11, 2017:
Subject: Public Records Law Request: ICE Referrals (Newton Police
Department)
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby
request the following records:
The number of ICE/CBP referrals made by the agency since January 2012,
grouped by month, year, and reason for arrest, reason for referral, and
whether ICE took custody of the arrestee or not. The extent of this date
range is the date that this request is processed on from, as noted before,
January 1st 2012.
Any policies or guidelines on ICE referrals.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this
request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the
recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The
requested documents will be made available to the general public free of
charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed
by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of
news gathering and not for commercial usage.
I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for
screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read
print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example,
.pdf image files as well as physical documents.
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 10 business days,
as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Curtis Waltman

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