ICE MOUs/MOAs (Ohio State Highway Patrol)
| Multi Request | ICE MOUs/MOAs |
| Submitted | June 22, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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Communications
From: Emma Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Ohio Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
Copies of any Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs), Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), memoranda of agreement or other liaison, information sharing or prisoner/detainee transfer agreements or delegations of authority with or involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement signed or otherwise put into effect between March 1, 2003 and the present. This includes but is not limited to any agreements entered into under or a result of Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the Internet Archive and MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.
As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.
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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
From: Ohio State Highway Patrol
Emma,
Please see the attached Acknowledgement PDF. In the future, please send all your requests to oshp@dps.ohio.gov<mailto:oshp@dps.ohio.gov> Thanks.
Bradley Shaw
OSHP PAU
Public Information Specialist
614-752-2792
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 22, 2019. 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: Ohio State Highway Patrol
Emma,
We are working on your request and hope to have it to you by the end of next week. Thanks.
Bradley Shaw
OSHP PAU
Public Information Specialist
614-752-2792
From: Ohio State Highway Patrol
Emma,
Please see the attached PDF's. Thanks.
Bradley Shaw
OSHP PAU
Public Information Specialist
614-752-2792
From: Emma Best
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
From: Ohio State Highway Patrol
Emma,
The article written based of the documents provided as a public records request by the Ohio State Highway Patrol is highly inaccurate. The MOU's are actually an agreement between Homeland Security Investigations and the Ohio State Highway Patrol. They deal with our involvement in a bulk cash smuggling and narcotics task force. The personnel assigned to the task force have nothing to do with any operations involving immigration or other issues detailed in the article. I look forward to hearing from you and working with you do ensure the facts are reported correctly in the story.
http://www.mockingbirdpaper.com/content/ohio-state-patrol-will-begin-hunting-immigrants-dogs-just-gestapo<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mockingbirdpaper.com%2Fcontent%2Fohio-state-patrol-will-begin-hunting-immigrants-dogs-just-gestapo&data=02%7C01%7Cccvetan%40dps.ohio.gov%7Cb2ead52823ed4578c6ca08d70fb76990%7C50f8fcc494d84f0784eb36ed57c7c8a2%7C0%7C1%7C636995152736767485&sdata=FrP1bkpcEmT0AvuyXREvZVhBLejyuHD5Wu%2B4JFqBia4%3D&reserved=0>
Staff Lieutenant Craig S. Cvetan
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Public Affairs Commander
1970 West Broad St.
Columbus, Ohio 43223
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