Journalist Request - The Nation

mohammed arsalai filed this request with the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America.
Tracking #

2020-HQFO-01610

Status
Rejected

From: mohammed arsalai


To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any and all documents, memos, photos, videos, meeting notes, surveillance footage, investigations, court documents, social media surveillance and communications whether meeting minutes or notes in notebooks about Mohammed Harun Arsalai in the Bay Area of California, mainly Oakland, California from the dates of 1/1/2008 - 8/6/2020

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,

mohammed arsalai

From: Department of Homeland Security

Good Afternoon,
Attached is our acknowledgment of your DHS FOIA request.  If you need to contact this office again concerning your request, please provide the DHS reference number. This will enable us to quickly retrieve the information you are seeking and reduce our response time. This office can be reached at 866-431-0486.
Regards,
DHS Privacy Office
Disclosure & FOIA Program
STOP 0655
Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20528-0655
Telephone:  1-866-431-0486 or 202-343-1743
Fax:  202-343-4011
Visit our FOIA website (http://www.dhs.gov/foia)

From: Department of Homeland Security

Dear Mr. Arsalai,

On August 10, we issued a letter asking that you please provide more documentation to enable us to conduct a search. Following the 30 day hold period during which we did not receive the requisite information, your request was administratively closed.

If you wish to perfect your request, please send the requisite information to foia@hq.dhs.gov<mailto:foia@hq.dhs.gov>. Upon receipt of a perfected request, we will reopen your case.

Thank you,

DHS Privacy Office
Disclosure and FOIA Program
STOP 0655
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
2707 Martin Luther King Jr. AVE SE
Washington, DC 20032
Telephone: 1-866-431-0486 or 202-343-1743
Fax: 202-343-4011
foia@hq.dhs.gov<mailto:foia@hq.dhs.gov%0d>
Visit our FOIA website<https://www.dhs.gov/privacy-office>

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