Medical records of child detainees (U.S. Administration for Children and Families)

Case No: 18-F-0324
June 28, 2018

Adam Rogers MuckRock News
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144

Dear Adam Rogers:
This will acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request received by this office.  Your request has been assigned a case number based on the time it was received in this office and is being processed as expeditiously as possible.  The actual processing time will depend on the complexity of your request and whether sensitive records, voluminous records, extensive search, and/or consultation with other HHS components or other executive branch agencies are involved.  There may be a charge for these records and, in some cases, the charges may be substantial.
If you have any questions, please email FOIA@acf.hhs.gov or call 1-888-747-1861, or write to us at: (mailto:FOIA@acf.hhs.gov)
Freedom of Information Act Office Administration for Children and Families
4th Floor
Mary E. Switzer Building
330 C Street, SW
Washington, D.C.  20201

Please use the case tracking number at the top of the page when discussing your request.
Sincerely,
Kimberly N. Epstein FOIA Officer
Administration for Children and Families

Dear Ms. Barksdale-Perry,

The Administration for Children and Families has received the attached FOIA request from Mr. Adam Rogers. This request is seeking records that are maintained by your agency so we are referring it to you for direct response to the requester.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.

With kindest regards,
Sarah

Sarah Wahl
Department of Health & Human Services
Administration for Children & Families
330 C Street SW | Washington, DC 20416
Sarah.Wahl@acf.hhs.gov<mailto:Sarah.Wahl@acf.hhs.gov> | 202-401-5241

Good Morning,
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)

Adam Rogers
DEPT MR 56565
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA, 02144
02/21/2019
CBP-2019-030050
Dear Adam Rogers:
This notice acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) received on 02/15/2019 in which you are seeking records pertaining to emergency services or medical assistance for children of asylum petitioners or detainees.     Please use the following unique FOIA tracking number CBP-2019-030050 to track the status of your request.  If you have not already done so, you must create a FOIAonline account at https://foiaonline.gov.  This is the only method available to check the status of your pending FOIA request (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/)
Provisions of the Act 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 outlined on the DHS website, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/22/2016-28095/freedom-of-information-act-regulations. By submitting your request, you have agreed to pay up to $25.00 in applicable processing fees, if any fees associated with your request exceed this amount, CBP shall contact you; however, the first 100 pages are free. (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/22/2016-28095/freedom-of-information-act-regulations)
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, CBP processes FOIA requests according to their order of receipt.  Although CBP’s 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).
CBP’s FOIA Division is working hard to reduce the amount of time necessary to respond to FOIA requests.  Currently, the average time to process a FOIA request related to "travel/border incidents" is a minimum of 3-6 months. We truly appreciate your continued patience.
For additional information please consult CBP FOIA website please click on FOIA Act Resources or visit (http://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia) http://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia. (http://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia)
Sincerely,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Mr. Rogers,

Your request was referred to DHS and so ACF is unable to provide you with status updates. Please direct all communication regarding the status of your request to DHS.
Thanks,
ACF

The FOIA referral CBP-2019-030050 has had its Tracking Number changed to CBP-OBP-2019-030050. This is normally due to the referral being transferred to another agency (for example, EPA to Dept. of Commerce) or to a sub-agency to process it. Additional details for this referral are as follows:

* Old Tracking Number:
CBP-2019-030050
* New Tracking Number:
CBP-OBP-2019-030050
* Requester Name:
Adam Rogers
* Date Submitted:
02/19/2019
* Long Description:
2019-HQFO-00430. The requester is seeking records
regarding: (1) requests for emergency services or medical assistance from facilities where
children of asylum petitioners or people attempting to cross the US border are detained; (2)
records of inspections by health care personnel of facilities where children of asylum petitioners
or people attempting to cross the US border are detained; (3) records of health services delivered
at facilities where children of asylum petitioners or people attempting to cross the US border are
detained, including but not limited to vaccinations, drugs provided (prescription and OTC), and
trauma care; (4) contracts with health care providers; and (5) numbers of patients and diagnoses
if possible in medical care facilities at facilities where children of asylum petitioners or people
attempting to cross the US border are detained (Date Range for Record Search: From 4/1/2018
To 6/22/2018).

The FOIA referral CBP-OBP-2019-030050 has had its Tracking Number changed to CBP-2019-030050. This is normally due to the referral being transferred to another agency (for example, EPA to Dept. of Commerce) or to a sub-agency to process it. Additional details for this referral are as follows:

* Old Tracking Number:
CBP-OBP-2019-030050
* New Tracking Number:
CBP-2019-030050
* Requester Name:
Adam Rogers
* Date Submitted:
02/19/2019
* Long Description:
2019-HQFO-00430. The requester is seeking records
regarding: (1) requests for emergency services or medical assistance from facilities where
children of asylum petitioners or people attempting to cross the US border are detained; (2)
records of inspections by health care personnel of facilities where children of asylum petitioners
or people attempting to cross the US border are detained; (3) records of health services delivered
at facilities where children of asylum petitioners or people attempting to cross the US border are
detained, including but not limited to vaccinations, drugs provided (prescription and OTC), and
trauma care; (4) contracts with health care providers; and (5) numbers of patients and diagnoses
if possible in medical care facilities at facilities where children of asylum petitioners or people
attempting to cross the US border are detained (Date Range for Record Search: From 4/1/2018
To 6/22/2018).

CBP-2019-030050 has been processed with the following final disposition: Not an Agency Record.

Please see attached letter.

CBP-OBP-2019-030050 is not an ICE FOIA tracking number. Contact CBP for an update to your request.

Sincerely,
ICE FOIA

Good afternoon,

Upon review of your below inquiry it seems that you are referring to case number with the U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection (CBP). Therefore, we are referring your inquiry to CBP for direct response to you.

Thank you,

ICE FOIA

This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=CBP-2022-095992&type=request)

* Tracking Number: CBP-2022-095992
* Requester Name:
Adams Rogers
* Date Submitted: 06/23/2022
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
This requester is seeking records regarding:
1. requests for emergency services or medical assistance from facilities where children of asylum petitioners or people attempting to cross the US border are detained
2. records of inspections by health care personnel of facilities where children of asylum petitioners or people attempting to cross the US border are detained
3. records of health services delivered at facilities where children of asylum petitioners or people attempting to cross the US border are detained, including but not limited to vaccinations, drugs provided (perscription and OTC), and trauma care
4. contracts with health care providers
5. numbers of patints and diagnoses if possible in medical care facilities where children of asylum petitioners or people attempting to cross the US border are detained (from April 1st, 2018- to June 22nd, 2018)

CBP-2022-095992 has been processed with the following final disposition: Improper FOIA Request for Other Reasons.