East West Bank Records
| Tracking # |
COW2017001480 |
| Submitted | Nov. 4, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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Communications
From: Taylor-Scott Amarel
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
I am requesting documents matching the following characteristics be released to me:
1.) Documents, emails, attachments, or memos from January 1, 2013 to Present day;
2.) Sent, received, or copied to dhsexecsec@hq.dhs.gov or USCIS.ImmigrantInvestorProgram@uscis.dhs.gov; and
3.) Containing any of the following non-case-sensitive strings: “East West Bank";
Should you need additional information, documents, or guidance, please let me know BEFORE closing my request. Furthermore, unless every letter in the requested documents is except from disclosure, do not redact an entire email or record in its entirety. Only redact exempt information such as, emails, phone number, names, personal information, etc.
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,
Taylor-Scott Amarel
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 4, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.
From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.
From: Taylor-Scott Amarel
Thank you for the update!
From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
An interim response, stating the request is being processed.
From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Per our records, this request was created on November 13, 2017 under COW2017001367. The acknowledgement letter was printed on this same date and mailed to the address provided to us. The current average processing timeframe for Track 2 requests is 113 business days, which excludes weekends and Federal holidays. You may wish to continue to check the status of your request by visiting https://egov.uscis.gov/foiawebstatus/index.jsp#main-content and entering your control number.
Best regards,
FOIA Program Branch
United States Citizenship & Immigration Services
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 4, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #COW2017001480.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
COW2017001480 was closed as a duplicate to COW2017001367.
Your request COW2017001367 is open and is in line to be processed, it is on day 49 of an estimated 115 day wait time (excluding weekends and holidays)
Thanks,
FOIA, USCIS
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From: Taylor-Scott Amarel
Thank you very much for the update!
From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Request COW2017001480 was closed as a duplicate to COW2017001367.
Per our records, this request was created on November 13, 2017 under COW2017001367. The acknowledgement letter was printed on this same date and mailed to the address provided to us. The current average processing timeframe for Track 2 requests is 117 business days, which excludes weekends and Federal holidays. You may wish to continue to check the status of your request by visiting https://egov.uscis.gov/foiawebstatus/index.jsp#main-content and entering your control number.
Best regards,
FOIA Program Branch
United States Citizenship & Immigration Services
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