S1 ERO Taskers for Stewart Detention Center 2021-2022 (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

12/21/2022Andrew FreeMuckRock News, DEPT MR136690Boston, Massachusetts 02115 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2023-ICFO-03850 Dear Requester:This acknowledges receipt of your 11/13/2022, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), for records pertaining to July 2021, Vice News released a video showing former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano calling on Secretary Mayorkas to close the Stewart Detention Center, operated for ICE by CoreCivic in Lumpkin, Georgia. Secretary Mayorkas appeared in the video as well. In this videotaped interview, the Secretary stated that DHS is looking into facilities across the nation, and that "Stewart is one" of these facilities. Secretary Mayorkas committed to taking action if DHS's investigation into Stewart revealed inhumane treatment. In July 2022, four women formerly detained at Stewart filed a complaint alleging sexual abuse and harassment by a male medical provider at Stewart, and retaliation and unlawful PREA violations in the subsequent investigation ICE allowed CoreCivic to conduct into these allegations. Description of Records Sought: Please provide (1) any Taskers regarding the Stewart Detention Center between January 20, 2021 and the present, from the Secretary of Homeland Security's Office to ICE or DHS HQ or any other DHS agency component, and (2) the responses received by the Office of the Secretary to each Tasker. Thank you, Andrew Free #DetentionKills Transparency Initiative Al Otro Lado. Your request was received in this office on 11/13/2022.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-03850. 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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04/25/2023Andrew FreeMuckRock News, DEPT MR136588Boston, Massachusetts 02115RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2023-ICAP-00282Dear Requester:The Department of Homeland Security has received your letter appealing the adverse determination of your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act (FOIA/PA) request by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Your appeal, postmarked or electronically transmitted on 4/11/2023, was received on 4/21/2023.The Government Information Law Division acknowledges your appeal request of 2023-ICFO-03850 and is assigning it number 2023-ICAP-00282 for tracking purposes. Please reference this number in any future communications about your appeal.A high number of FOIA/PA requests have been received by the Department. Accordingly, we have adopted the court-sanctioned practice of generally handling backlogged appeals on a first-in, first-out basis. While we will make every effort to process your appeal on a timely basis, there may be some delay in resolving this matter. Should you have any questions concerning the processing of your appeal, please contact Fernando Pineiro Jr., ICE FOIA Office/Public Liaison at (866) 633-1182 or at 500 12th St., SW Washington, DC 20536-5009.Sincerely, Shiraz PanthakyChiefGovernment Information Law DivisionICE Office of the Principal Legal AdvisorU.S. Department of Homeland Security
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05/30/2023RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2023-ICAP-00282 Dear Requester:ICE's final response to your FOIA request, 2023-ICAP-00282, for Appealing constructive denial of request for records is attached.Please note that the attachment may be password protected. If you are prompted to enter a password when opening the attachment and you did not receive a password it may be in your junk/spam folder. 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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06/21/2023Andrew FreeMuckRock News, DEPT MR136588Boston, Massachusetts 02115RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2023-ICAP-00282Dear Requester:This letter is the final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Appeal on remand. You had appealed an adverse determination of your request dated 4/11/2023. You have requested Appealing constructive denial of request for records.We have considered your request under the both the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552, and the Privacy Act Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a. Your original request under 2023-ICFO-03850is currently been processed by an analyst. We will continued processing the your FOIA request under the original request to avoid further delay. Request are processed on a first in, first out basis and timing can vary greatly depending on the volume of responsive documents received. We will administratively closed the appeal and complete your request under 2023-ICFO-03850. If you have any questions please contact FOIA Public Liaison Fernando Pineiro Jr. at (866) 633-1182 or 500 12th St., SW Stop 5009 Washington, DC 20536-5009.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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Dear Mr. Free, Thank you for your correspondence, dated August 9, 2023, seeking an update on the status of the appeal remand for 2023-ICAP-00282. Please note, should you have any questions regarding your appeal decision, please contact ICE at ice-foia@dhs.gov. In the subject line of the email please include the word “appeal,” your appeal number, which is 2023-ICAP-00282, and the FOIA case number, which is 2023-ICFO-03850.
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12/18/2023

Andrew Free
MuckRock News, DEPT MR136690
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2024-ICAP-00078, 2022-ICFO-17731

Dear Requester:

The Department of Homeland Security has received your letter appealing the adverse determination of your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act (FOIA/PA) request by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Your appeal, postmarked or electronically transmitted on 11/30/2023, was received on 12/18/2023.

The Government Information Law Division acknowledges your appeal request of and is assigning it number 2024-ICAP-00078 for tracking purposes. Please reference this number in any future communications about your appeal.

A high number of FOIA/PA requests have been received by the Department. Accordingly, we have adopted the court-sanctioned practice of generally handling backlogged appeals on a first-in, first-out basis. While we will make every effort to process your appeal on a timely basis, there may be some delay in resolving this matter. Should you have any questions concerning the processing of your appeal, please contact Daniel Edgington ICE FOIA Office/Public Liaison at (866) 633-1182 or at 500 12th St., SW Washington, DC 20536-5009.

Sincerely,

Sara Jazayeri
Acting Chief
Government Information Law Division
ICE Office of the Principal Legal Advisor
U.S. Department of Homeland Security