ICE detainee complaints to DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 1/25 - 3/25
| Tracking # |
2025-HQFO-02901 |
| Submitted | March 14, 2025 |
| Due | April 11, 2025 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: CJ Ciaramella
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All logs detailing complaints by ICE detainees or third parties on behalf of ICE detainees to the Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties between Jan. 1, 2025, and March 14, 2025.
For assistance in locating these records, DHS previously produced similar logs limited to medical complaints in response to FOIA request 2020-HQFO-00638. I am requesting a similar production for all complaints in the above-reference timeframe.
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,
CJ Ciaramella
From: Department of Homeland Security, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
"03/27/2025
SENT VIA E-MAIL TO: requests@muckrock.com
CJ Ciaramella
MuckRock News, DEPT MR183151
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Re: 2025-HQFO-02901
Dear Requester:
This letter acknowledges receipt of your 3/16/2025, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), for all logs detailing complaints by ICE detainees or third parties on behalf of ICE detainees to the Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties between Jan. 1, 2025, and March 14, 2025. This office received your request on 3/16/2025.
Due to the increasing number of FOIA requests received by this office, we may encounter some delay in processing your request. Consistent with 6 C.F.R. Part 5 § 5.5(a) of the DHS FOIA regulations, the Department processes FOIA requests according to their order of receipt. Although DHS’ goal is to respond within 20 business days of receipt of your request, FOIA does permit a 10-day extension of this time period in certain circumstances pursuant to 6 C.F.R. Part 5 § 5.5(c). As your request seeks documents that will require a thorough and wide-ranging search, DHS will invoke a 10-day extension for your request pursuant to 6 C.F.R. Part 5 § 5.5(c). If you would like to narrow the scope of your request, please contact our office. We will make every effort to comply with your request in a timely manner.
Provisions of the FOIA allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. We shall charge you for records in accordance with the DHS FOIA regulations as they apply to non-commercial requesters. As a non-commercial requester, you will be charged 10 cents per page for duplication; the first 100 pages are free, as are the first two hours of search time, after which you will pay the per quarter-hour rate ($4.00 for clerical personnel, $7.00 for professional personnel, $10.25 for managerial personnel) of the searcher. We will construe the submission of your request as an agreement to pay up to $25.00. This office will contact you before accruing any further fees.
We have queried the appropriate component(s) of DHS for responsive records. If any responsive records are located, they will be reviewed for determination of releasability. Please be assured that one of the analysts in our office will respond to your request as expeditiously as possible. We appreciate your patience as we proceed with your request.
Your request has been assigned reference number 2025-HQFO-02901. Please refer to this identifier in any future correspondence.
If you have any questions, or would like to discuss this matter, please feel free to contact this office at 1-866-431-0486 or 202-343-1743."