IHSC SENs & SIRs - Pulmonary Embolism Referrals

Andrew Free filed this request with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the United States of America.
Tracking #

2023-ICFO-03979
Submitted Nov. 14, 2022
Due Dec. 13, 2022
Est. Completion None
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Awaiting Response

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From: Andrew Free

Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: IHSC SENs & SIRs - Pulmonary Embolism Referrals

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To Whom It May Concern:

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

1. ICE ERO All Significant Event Notifications (SENs) and Significant Incident Reports (SIRs) created by ERO Field Office detention staff or Immigrant ICE Health Services Corps (IHSC) staff and transmitted to IHSC’s Medical Quality Management Unit or other custodians responsible for monitoring the quality and timeliness of detained immigrants’s care in custody, between January 1, 2021, and the present, that satisfy all of the following criteria:
(a) Detainee - Involves a detained immigrant in any U.S. ICE facility;
(b) Needing Care — Who required emergent care, chronic care, or a referral for a higher level of care;
(c) Based on DVT or PE or Clot — For one or more of the following conditions, whether a formal diagnosis exists or not: (i) deep vein thrombophlebitis (DVT); (ii) pulmonary thromboembelism; _or_ (iii) blood clot.

Please provide electronic database entries as printouts in PDF format.

2. All IHSC or ERO SENs and SIRs relating to medical issues at the Aurora ICE Processing Center just outside Denver, Colorado, created between April 2022 and the present (which, under applicable FOIA law, means ‘the date on which the agency tasks an adequate search’).

3. Any record showing the number of chronic care patients, special medical needs, or significant detainee illness patients IHSC Headquarters or the IHSC Regional Health Services Administrator was aware of on the morning of October 12, 2022. We will accept a total number in lieu of a redacted list.

Pursuant to 6 C.F.R. 5.5(e), behalf of the Al Otro Lado #DetentionKills Transparency Initiative and community partners representing individuals detained at Aurora, we respectfully seek expedited processing of this request, and make the following statement under penalty of perjury pursuant to 28 USC 1746:
A. On October 14, 2022, ICE announced the death of a 39 year-old man inside Aurora ICE Processing Center.
B. ICE subsequently posted a Detainee Death Report describing his medical treatment and care at Aurora.
C. In the wake of his death, significant questions have arisen as to the safety and appropriateness of the medical services he received in the weeks preceding it.
D. These concerns directly impact humans currently imprisoned inside AIPC, and the medical system serving it.
E. Failure to obtain timely, comprehensive information on IHSC and ICE’s capacity to ensure timely and appropriate medical care may put the health and safety of people inside at further risk.
F. The case has been the subject of widespread media attention, and Congressional demands for preservation of records and a thorough, independent investigation.

Accordingly, we respectfully request expedited processing of this request.

Thank you,

#DetentionKills Transparency Initiative
Al Otro Lado

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,

Andrew Free

From: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Subject: ICE FOIA Case Number 2023-ICFO-03979

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12/22/2022Andrew FreeMuckRock News, DEPT MR136823Boston, Massachusetts 02115 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2023-ICFO-03979 Dear Requester:This acknowledges receipt of your 11/14/2022, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), for All Significant Event Notifications (SENs) and Significant Incident Reports (SIRs) created by ERO Field Office detention staff or Immigrant ICE Health Services Corps (IHSC) staff and transmitted to IHSC’s Medical Quality Management Unit or other custodians responsible for monitoring the quality and timeliness of detained immigrants’s care in custody, between January 1, 2021, and the present, that satisfy all of the following criteria:(a) Detainee - Involves a detained immigrant in any U.S. ICE facility;(b) Needing Care — Who required emergent care, chronic care, or a referral for a higher level of care;(c) Based on DVT or PE or Clot — For one or more of the following conditions, whether a formal diagnosis exists or not: (i) deep vein thrombophlebitis (DVT); (ii) pulmonary thromboembelism; _or_ (iii) blood clot.2. All IHSC or ERO SENs and SIRs relating to medical issues at the Aurora ICE Processing Center just outside Denver, Colorado, created between April 2022 and the present (which, under applicable FOIA law, means ‘the date on which the agency tasks an adequate search’).3. Any record showing the number of chronic care patients, special medical needs, or significant detainee illness patients IHSC Headquarters or the IHSC Regional Health Services Administrator was aware of on the morning of October 12, 2022. We will accept a total number in lieu of a redacted list.. Your request was received in this office on 11/14/2022.Due to the increasing number of FOIA requests received by this office, we may encounter some delay in processing your request. Per Section 5.5(a) of the DHS FOIA regulations, 6 C.F.R. Part 5, ICE processes FOIA requests according to their order of receipt. Although ICE’s goal is to respond within 20 business days of receipt of your request, the FOIA does permit a 10-day extension of this time period. As your request seeks numerous documents that will necessitate a thorough and wide-ranging search, ICE will invoke a 10-day extension for your request, as allowed by Title 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(B). If you’re able to narrow the scope of your request please contact our office. Narrowing the scope may speed up the search process. 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 Interim 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. You will be contacted before any further fees are accrued.We have queried the appropriate program offices within ICE for responsive records. If any responsive records are located, they will be reviewed for determination of releasability. Please be assured that one of the processors in our office will respond to your request as expeditiously as possible. We appreciate your patience as we proceed with your request.If you have any questions, please contact FOIA Public Liaison, Marcus Francis at the address above or (866) 633-1182. Additionally, you have a right to seek dispute resolution services from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) which mediates disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation. If you are requesting access to your own records (which is considered a Privacy Act request), you should know that OGIS does not have the authority to handle requests made under the Privacy Act of 1974. You may contact OGIS as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769.Your request has been assigned reference number 2023-ICFO-03979. Please use this number in future correspondence. Sincerely,ICE FOIA OfficeImmigration and Customs EnforcementFreedom of Information Act Office500 12th Street, S.W., Stop 5009Washington, D.C. 20536-5009
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