USCIS Denaturalization Office and Directive materials
| Tracking # |
COW2018000832 |
| Submitted | July 6, 2018 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All memorandums, directives, plans, and related materials regarding the establishment of processes and orders for the purpose of denaturalization and the associated review of naturalization and deportation cases at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
According to Director L. Francis Cessna, “We finally have a process in place to get to the bottom of all these bad cases and start denaturalizing people who should not have been naturalized in the first place.” This process included the hiring or redirection of dozens of lawyers and the creation of a new office in Los Angeles. [For reference: https://apnews.com/1da389a535684a5f9d0da74081c242f3]
Please provide all relevant materials related to the current process of denaturalization review, the new process of denaturalization review, the establishment of any new offices (including the forthcoming one expected for Los Angeles), and any available reports regarding cases reviewed and new recommendations for denaturalization.
Please provide materials on a rolling basis, making responsive documents available as they are reviewed.
If you have any questions about this request, please contact me at 617-299-1832.
I am a journalist requesting this information in the public interest for research purposes, and it would be greatly appreciated if your office would provide the appropriate news media status.
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,
Beryl Lipton
From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 6, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #COW2018000832.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 6, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #COW2018000832.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Your request COW2018000832 is open and is in line to be processed, it is on day 50 of an estimated 180 day wait time (excluding weekends and holidays)
Thanks,
FOIA, USCIS
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 6, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #COW2018000832.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 6, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #COW2018000832.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 6, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #COW2018000832.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
COW2018000832 was closed on September 19, 2018 we reached out for additional information “asking requester to provide a start date and to define "relevant" materials and if they will accept all non draft materials” you will need to file a new request.
Thanks,
FOIA, USCIS
A
From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
I am providing you with a link to check your status online. You may check the status of your FOIA request https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/freedom-information-and-privacy-act-foia/foia-request-status-check-average-processing-times/check-status-foia-requestonline, at . Click on "FOIA Request Status Check" located on the left side of the web page under "Other Services", and follow the instructions. By checking your status online, this frees up our staff to process pending requests.
Dawn D. Horn
Dawn.D.Horn@uscis.dhs.gov<mailto:Dawn.D.Horn@uscis.dhs.gov>
Government Information Specialist
FOIA/PA, Significant Interest Group (SIG)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate
National Records Center
150 Space Center Loop
Lee’s Summit, MO 64064
Office Phone: 816-350-5620
FAX: 816-350-5785
Telework Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday
WARNING: This document is FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO). It contains information that may be exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). This document is to be controlled, handled, transmitted, distributed, and disposed of in accordance with DHS policy relating to Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) information and is not to be released to the public or other personnel who do not have a valid "need-to-know" without prior approval from the originator.
From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
From: Horn, Dawn D
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2019 5:18 PM
To: FOIA, USCIS
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Act Request #COW2018000832
I am providing you with a link to check your status online. You may check the status of your FOIA request https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/freedom-information-and-privacy-act-foia/foia-request-status-check-average-processing-times/check-status-foia-requestonline, at . Click on "FOIA Request Status Check" located on the left side of the web page under "Other Services", and follow the instructions. By checking your status online, this frees up our staff to process pending requests.
From: FOIA, USCIS
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2018 7:38 AM
To: NRC, FOIASIG
Subject: FW: Freedom of Information Act Request #COW2018000832
From: requests@muckrock.com [mailto:requests@muckrock.com]
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2018 4:03 AM
To: FOIA, USCIS
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Act Request #COW2018000832
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
FOIA Office
P. O. Box 648010
Lee's Summit, MO 64064-8010
November 16, 2018
This is a follow up to request number COW2018000832:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 6, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #COW2018000832.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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On Sept. 17, 2018:
Your request COW2018000832 is open and is in line to be processed, it is on day 50 of an estimated 180 day wait time (excluding weekends and holidays)
Thanks,
FOIA, USCIS
A
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On July 17, 2018:
An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.
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On July 6, 2018:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All memorandums, directives, plans, and related materials regarding the establishment of processes and orders for the purpose of denaturalization and the associated review of naturalization and deportation cases at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
According to Director L. Francis Cessna, “We finally have a process in place to get to the bottom of all these bad cases and start denaturalizing people who should not have been naturalized in the first place.” This process included the hiring or redirection of dozens of lawyers and the creation of a new office in Los Angeles. [For reference: https://apnews.com/1da389a535684a5f9d0da74081c242f3]
Please provide all relevant materials related to the current process of denaturalization review, the new process of denaturalization review, the establishment of any new offices (including the forthcoming one expected for Los Angeles), and any available reports regarding cases reviewed and new recommendations for denaturalization.
Please provide materials on a rolling basis, making responsive documents available as they are reviewed.
If you have any questions about this request, please contact me at 617-299-1832.
I am a journalist requesting this information in the public interest for research purposes, and it would be greatly appreciated if your office would provide the appropriate news media status.
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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/accounts/agency_login/us-citizenship-and-immigration-services-182/uscis-denaturalization-office-and-directive-materials-57567/?email=USCIS.FOIA%40uscis.dhs.gov&uuid-login=fbe319b8-b8e4-4034-b196-a23b0ed56c83#agency-reply
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 57567
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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