Department of Homeland Security

Fiscal Year 2023 Freedom of Information Act Report

to the Attorney General of the United States and the
Director of the Office of Government Information Services
March 2024
Executive Summary

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, the Department of Homeland Security set a record for the number of
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests received and processed. DHS received more than
674,000 FOIA requests and processed more than 580,000 requests, which is a testament to the
hard work and dedication of the DHS FOIA staff to advancing transparency.
Collaboration and good customer service are core values of the program and enable DHS FOIA
to continually increase the number of requests processed each year. For example, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) continued to execute an agreement that streamlines the user experience for individuals
seeking personal immigration-related files by eliminating the need to refer requests. The United
States Secret Service (USSS) also assisted with reviewing and closing backlogged cases at
USCIS. Additionally, the DHS Privacy Office strategically deployed resources to support the
DHS FOIA Program by, for example, providing direct assistance to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) and creating new opportunities for FOIA professionals across the enterprise to
receive substantive FOIA training.
The Privacy Office substantially upgraded the FOIA information technology infrastructure used
by most Components. 1 The Privacy Office expects the new system will continue to improve the
efficiency of and reduce administrative burden related to FOIA processing, allowing FOIA
analysts to focus their efforts on more complex requests.
Notably, the DHS backlog is once again less than 10 percent of the total number of requests
received, despite a 25 percent increase in requests received in FY 2023. DHS ended FY 2023
with a backlog of 63,883 requests. While more than half of DHS FOIA processing centers 2
experienced an increase in requests received, the backlog increase is concentrated primarily at
FOIA processing centers that regularly receive a very large volume of requests.
The Chief Privacy Officer and Chief FOIA Officer is dedicated to ensuring the Department’s
FOIA program enhances transparency and accountability. The Privacy Office will continue to
oversee and assist FOIA processing centers across DHS to enhance operations and increase
compliance with the FOIA.

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The Privacy Office maintains the FOIA processing solution used by all Components except the Office of Inspector
General (OIG), USSS, and USCIS.
2
FOIA processing centers are Component FOIA Offices and are used interchangeably with “Component”
throughout this report.
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Basic Information Regarding Report...............................................................................5
II. Making a FOIA Request ...................................................................................................5
III. Acronyms, Definitions, and Exemptions..........................................................................5
IV. Exemption 3 Statutes .......................................................................................................10
V. FOIA Requests
A. Received, Processed, and Pending FOIA Requests .........................................13
B. (1) Disposition of FOIA Requests - All Processed Requests ..........................14
(2) Dispostion of FOIA Requests - “Other” Reasons for “Full Denials
Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions” from Section V, B(1) Chart ..14
(3) Disposition of FOIA Requests - Number of Times Exemptions Applied..15
VI. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests ........................16
A. Received, Processed, and Pending Administrative Appeals ............................16
B. Disposition of Administrative Appeals - All Processed Appeals ....................16
C. (1) Reasons for Denial on Appeal - Number of Times Exemptions Applied ..17
(2) Reasons for Denial on Appeal - Reasons Other than Exemptions .............17
(3) Reasons for Denial on Appeal - “Other” Reasons from Section VI, C(2)
Chart ...........................................................................................................18
(4) Response Times for Administrative Appeals .............................................19
(5) Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals .............................................19
VII. FOIA Requests: Response Times for Processed and Pending Requests .....................20
A. Processed Requests - Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests.. 20
B. Processed Requests - Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which
Information was Granted .................................................................................21
C. Processed Requests - Response Time in Day Increments ...............................21
(1) Simple Requests Response Time in Day Increments .................................21
(2) Complex Requests Response Time in Day Increments .............................22
(3) Requests Granted Expedited Processing Response Time in Day
Increments ..................................................................................................22
D. Pending Requests - All Pending Perfected Requests .......................................23
E. Pending Requests - Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests ..........................23
VIII. Requests for Expedited Processing and Requests for Fee Waivers ............................24
A. Requests for Expedited Processing ..................................................................24
B. Requests for Fee Waiver ..................................................................................25
IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs ..............................................................................................25
X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests .........................................................................26
XI. FOIA Regulations (Including Fee Schedule) .................................................................26
A. Number of Time Subsection (c) Used .............................................................26
B. Number of (a)(2) Records Posted ....................................................................27
XII. Backlogs, Consultations, and Comparisons ..................................................................28
A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals ...............................28
B. Consultations on FOIA Requests - Received, Processed, and Pending
Consultations....................................................................................................28
C. Consultations on FOIA Requests - Ten Oldest Consultations Received
from Other Agencies and Pending ...................................................................29
D. (1) Comparison of Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current
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 Annual Report - Requests Received, Processed, and Backlogged ............30
(2) Comparison of Backlogged Requests from Previous and Current
Annual Report ............................................................................................30
(3) Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous
and Current Annual Report - Appeals Received, Processed, and
Backlogged ................................................................................................31
(4) Comparison of Backlogged Administrative Appeals from Previous and
Current Annual Report ...............................................................................31
APPENDICES. .................................................................................................................32

APPENDIX A: Composition of the Department of Homeland Security ...............32

APPENDIX B: Organization of the Department of Homeland Security Chart .....36

APPENDIX C: Names, Addresses, and Contact Information For DHS FOIA

Officers ........................................................................................37

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I. Basic Information Regarding Report
1. Questions regarding this report may be directed to:

Mason C. Clutter
Chief Privacy Officer and Chief FOIA Officer
DHS Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
2707 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE, Mail Stop 0655
Washington, DC 20528-0655
Phone: 202-343-1743; Fax: 202-343-4011

2. This report can be downloaded from the DHS FOIA website at

http://www.dhs.gov/foia-annual-reports.

3. Requests for this report in paper form may also be directed to the Privacy Office, as
listed above.

II. Making a FOIA Request 3

1. Contact Information for DHS FOIA Offices can be found on the DHS website at
http://www.dhs.gov/foia-contact-information.

2. Brief description of why requests may not be granted:

In response to a FOIA request, DHS may respond that the requested records are exempt,
in whole or in part, or that the requested record does not exist or cannot be located. For
example, the Department frequently receives requests for law enforcement records, which
are of specific interest to subjects of investigation, victims of crime, and the public.
Depending on who is requesting the information (i.e., a first or third-party requester) the
Department may invoke FOIA exemptions 6 and 7(C) (to prevent an unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy) and/or exemption 7(E) (to protect against the disclosure of
law enforcement techniques, procedures, and guidelines).

III. Acronyms, Definitions, and Exemptions

1. Agency-specific acronyms or other terms.
a. CBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection
b. CISA Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
c. CISOMB Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman
d. CRCL Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
e. CWMD Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office

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The DHS Privacy Office processes and reports on FOIA requests for the Privacy Office, the Office of the Secretary
(including the Military Advisor’s Office), and the following Components: Office of the Citizenship and
Immigration Services Ombudsman (CISOMB), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD), Office of the Executive Secretary (ESEC), Federal
Protective Service (FPS), Management Directorate (MGMT), Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM),
Office of General Counsel (OGC), Office of Health Security (OHS), Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA), Office of
Public Affairs (OPA), Office of Partnership Engagement (OPE), Office of Situational Awareness (OSA), and Office
of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (PLCY).

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 f. DHS Department of Homeland Security
g. ESEC Office of the Executive Secretary
h. FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
i. FLETC Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
j. FPS Federal Protective Service
k. I&A Office of Intelligence and Analysis
l. ICE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
m. MGMT Management Directorate
n. MIL Military Advisors Office
o. NCSC National Cyber Security Center
p. OBIM Office of Biometric Identity Management
q. OCP Office of Community Partnerships
r. OGC Office of the General Counsel
s. OHS Office of Health Security
t. OIDO Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman
u. OIG Office of Inspector General
v. OLA Office of Legislative Affairs
w. OPA Office of Public Affairs
x. OPE Office of Partnership and Engagement
y. OSA Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness
z. PLCY Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
aa. PRIV DHS Privacy Office
bb. S&T Science & Technology Directorate
cc. TSA Transportation Security Administration
dd. USCG United States Coast Guard
ee. USCIS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
ff. USSS United States Secret Service

2. Definition of terms, as used in this report.

a. Administrative Appeal – A request to a federal agency asking that it review at a
higher administrative level a FOIA determination made by the agency at the
initial request level. Under section 704 of the Administrative Procedures Act, the
Department’s response to an administrative appeal is considered final agency
action that is then appealable to a federal district court.

b. Backlog – The number of requests or administrative appeals that are pending at

an agency at the end of the fiscal year that are beyond the statutory time for a
response.

c. Component – For agencies that process requests on a decentralized basis, a

“component” is an entity, also sometimes referred to as an Office, Division,
Bureau, Center, or Directorate, within the agency that processes FOIA requests.
The FOIA now requires that agencies include in the Annual FOIA Report data for
both the agency overall and for each principal component of the agency.

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 d. Consultation – The procedure whereby the agency responding to a FOIA request
first forwards a record to another agency for its review because that other agency
has an interest in the document. Once the agency in receipt of the consultation
finishes its review of the record, it provides its views on the record to the agency
that forwarded it. That agency, in turn, will then respond to the FOIA requester.

e. Exemption 3 Statute – A federal statute other than FOIA that exempts

information from disclosure and which the agency relies on to withhold
information under subsection (b)(3) of the FOIA. 4

f. FOIA Request – A FOIA request is generally a request to a federal agency for

access to records concerning another person (in other words, a “third-party”
request), an organization, or a particular topic of interest. Moreover, because
requesters covered by the Privacy Act who seek records concerning themselves
(in other words, “first-party” requesters) are afforded the benefit of the access
provisions of both FOIA and the Privacy Act, the term “FOIA request” also
includes any such “first-party” requests when an agency determines that it must
search beyond its Privacy Act “systems of records” or when the agency applies a
Privacy Act exemption and therefore looks to FOIA to afford the greatest possible
access. DHS applies this same interpretation of the term “FOIA request” to “first-
party” requests from persons not covered by the Privacy Act, e.g., non-U.S.
citizens. Thus, all requests that require DHS to use FOIA in responding to the
requester are included in this Report.

Additionally, a FOIA request includes records referred to DHS for processing and
direct response to the requester. It does not, however, include records for which
the agency has received a consultation from another agency. (Consultations are
reported separately in Section XII of this Report.)

g. Full Grant – An agency decision to disclose all records in full in response to a

FOIA request.

h. Full Denial – An agency decision to not release any records in response to a

FOIA request because the records are exempt in their entireties under one or more
of the FOIA exemptions, or because of a procedural reason, such as when no
records could be located.

i. Multi-Track Processing – A system in which simple requests requiring relatively

minimal review are placed in one processing track and more voluminous and
complex requests are placed in one or more other tracks. Requests granted
expedited processing are placed in another track. Requests in each track are
processed on a first in/first out basis.

4 Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3) as amended by sec. 564 of Public Law 111-83, a statute enacted after
October 28, 2009 can qualify as an Exemption 3 law only if it cites specifically to 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3). The
Department of Justice lists all available Exemption 3 statutes on an annual basis here:
https://www.justice.gov/oip/foia-resources#s4.

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 i. Expedited Processing – An agency will process a FOIA request on an
expedited basis when a requester satisfies the requirements for expedited
processing as set forth in the statute and in agency regulations.
ii. Simple Request – A FOIA request that an agency using multi-track
processing places in its fastest (non-expedited) track based on the volume
and/or simplicity of records requested.
iii. Complex Request – A FOIA request that an agency using multi-track
processing places in a slower track based on the high volume and/or
complexity of the records requested.

j. Partial Grant/Partial Denial – An agency decision to disclose portions of the

responsive records and to withhold other portions that are exempt under the
FOIA, or to otherwise deny a portion of the request for a procedural reason.

k. Pending Request or Pending Administrative Appeal – A pending request is

one where the agency has not yet provided a response to the requester. A pending
administrative appeal is where one where the agency has not taken final action in
all respects.

l. Perfected Request – A request for records that reasonably describes such records
and is made in accordance with published rules stating the time, place, fees (if
any), and procedures to be followed.

m. Processed Request or Processed Administrative Appeal – A processed request

is one where the agency has provided a complete response to the requester’s
initial request. A processed administrative appeal is one where the agency has
advised the requester of its final decision on the requester’s appeal as to the
handling of the initial request.

n. Range in Number of Days – The lowest and highest number of days required to
process requests or administrative appeals.

o. Time Limits – The time in the statute for an agency to respond to a FOIA request
(ordinarily 20 working days from receipt of a perfected FOIA request). 5

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Absent “unusual circumstances,” the FOIA provides that agencies should make a determination with respect to an
appeal within twenty working-days of its receipt by the agency. 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(A)(ii).

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3. Concise descriptions of FOIA exemptions:

a. Exemption 1: classified national defense and foreign relations information.

b. Exemption 2: internal agency rules and practices (personnel).

c. Exemption 3: information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal

law.

d. Exemption 4: trade secrets and other confidential or financial information

obtained from a person.

e. Exemption 5: inter-agency or intra-agency communications that are protected by

legal privileges, such as the deliberative process privilege, attorney work product
privilege, and attorney client privilege.

f. Exemption 6: information that, if released, would be a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

g. Exemption 7: law enforcement records where the disclosure would (A) interfere
with enforcement proceedings, B) deprive a person of a fair trial or impartial
adjudication, C) constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, D)
identify a confidential source, E) disclose law enforcement techniques and
procedures or guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or F)
endanger the life or physical safety of any individual.

h. Exemption 8: information relating to the supervision of financial institutions.

i. Exemption 9: geological/geophysical information concerning wells.

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 IV. Exemption 3 Statutes

Total Number of
Type of Information Number of Times Relied
Statute Case Citation Times Relied
Withheld upon per Component
upon by DHS
Medina-Hincapie v. Dep’t of
State, 700 F.2d 737, 741-42
(D.C. Cir. 1983);
DeLaurentiis v. Haig, 686
F.2d 192, 194 (3d Cir. 1982);
Assadi v. Dep’t of State, No.
12-1111, 2014 WL 4704840,
at *6 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 19,
Certain records pertaining to 2014); Beltranena v. U.S.
8 U.S.C. § 1202(f) PRIV 5,379
the issuance or refusal of Dep’t of State, 821 F. Supp.
(Immigration and USCG 1 34,378
visas to enter the United 2d 167, 177-78 (D.D.C.
Nationality Act) USCIS 28,998
States 2011); Badalamenti v. U.S.
Dep’t of State, 899 F. Supp.
542, 547 (D. Kan. 1995); Jan-
Xin Zang v. FBI, 756 F. Supp.
705, 711-12 (W.D.N.Y.
1991); Smith v. DOJ, No. 81-
CV-813, 1983 U.S. Dist.
LEXIS 10878, at *13-14
(N.D.N.Y. Dec. 13, 1983).
Information which relates to
an alien who is the
beneficiary of an application
for relief under paragraph
8 U.S.C. § 1367(a)(2) (15)(T), (15)(U), or (51) of
(Immigration and section 101(a) of the OIG 5
N/A 8
Nationality Act) Immigration and Nationality USCIS 3
Act [8 U.S.C. §
1101(a)(15)(T), (U), (51)] or
section 240A(b)(2) of such
Act [8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(2)]

Personally identifiable Freedom Watch, Inc. v. NSA,

information pertaining to 197 F. Supp. 3d 165, 174
“any member of the armed (D.D.C. 2016); Hiken v.
forces assigned to an DOD, 521 F. Supp. 2d 1047,
overseas unit, a sensitive 1062 (N.D. Cal. 2007);
10 U.S.C. § 130b unit, or a routinely O’Keefe v. DOD, 463 F. PRIV 1 1
deployable unit” and “any Supp. 2d 317, 325 (E.D.N.Y.
employee of the Department 2006); Windel v. United
of Defense or of the Coast States, No. A02-306, 2005
Guard whose duty station is WL 846206, at *2 (D. Alaska
with any such unit” Apr. 11, 2005).
Roman v. NSA, Nos. 09-
2947, 09-4281, 09-3344, 09-
2504, 09- 5633, 2012 WL
10 U.S.C. § 3309 (b)
Contract records regarding 569747, at *7 (E.D.N.Y. Feb.
(Formerly at 10 U.S.C. USCG 1 1
certain contractor proposals 22, 2012); Margolin v.
2305(g))
NASA, No. 09- - 00421, 2011
WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev.
Mar. 31, 2011).

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 Total Number of
Type of Information Number of Times Relied
Statute Case Citation Times Relied
Withheld upon per Component
upon by DHS
Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep't of
the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d
21, 30 (D.D.C. 2003),
summary affirmance granted,
No.03-5257, 2004 WL
Information pertaining to the 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25,
16 U.S.C. § 470hh nature and location of certain 2004); Starkey v. U.S. Dep’t CBP 5 5
archaeological resources of the Interior, 238 F. Supp.
2d 1188, 1192-94 (S.D. Cal.
2002).

Certain records containing Corley v. DOJ, 998 F.3d 981,

18 U.S.C. § 3509(d)
identifying information 982-85 (D.C. Cir. 2021).
(Federal Victims’ ICE 2
pertaining to children 3
Protection and Rights PRIV 1
involved in criminal
Act)
proceedings

Nosal v. IRS, 523 F. Supp. 3d

72, 79 (D.D.C. 2021); Church
of Scientology v. IRS, 484
U.S. 9, 15 (1987) (26 U.S.C. §
Certain tax return 6103); Elec. Priv. Info. Ctr. v.
information, to include IRS, 910 F.3d 1232, 1237
Taxpayer Identification (D.C. Cir. 2018); Leonard v.
26 U.S.C. §§ 6103, 6105 CBP 1
Numbers of third parties, and U.S. Dep’of Treasury, 590 F. 59
(Internal Revenue Code) USCIS 58
certain tax convention App’x. 141, 143-44 (3d Cir.
information 2014) (per curiam); Pac.
Fisheries, Inc. v. IRS, 395 F.
App’x. 438, 440 (9th Cir.
2010) (unpublished
disposition) (26 U.S.C. §
6103, 6105).

Yunes v. DOJ, 263 F. Supp.

Reports pertaining to
3d 82, 87 (D.D.C. 2017));
monetary instruments
Council on Am.-Islamic Rels.,
31 U.S.C. § 5319 transactions filed under ICE 2
Cal. v. FBI, 749 F. Supp. 2d 15
(Bank Secrecy Act) subchapter II of chapter 53 USCIS 13
1104, 1117 (S.D. Cal. 2010);
of title 31 and records of
Berger v. IRS, 487 F. Supp.
those reports
2d 482, 496-97 (D.N.J. 2007),
affd on other grounds, 288 F.
App’x 829 (3d Cir. 2008).

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 Total Number of
Type of Information Number of Times Relied
Statute Case Citation Times Relied
Withheld upon per Component
upon by DHS
Sinkfield v. HUD, No. 10-
885, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS
35233, at *13-15 (S.D. Ohio
Mar. 15, 2012); Margolin v.
Contractor proposals that are NASA, No. 09-CV-00421,
in the possession or control 2011 WL 1303221, at *6 (D.
41 U.S.C. § 4702 FEMA 9
of an executive agency and Nev. Mar. 31, 2011);
(formerly at 41 U.S.C. § FLETC 1 16
that have not been set forth Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep’t of
253b(m)(1)) USCIS 6
or incorporated by reference the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d
into contracts 21, 30 (D.D.C. 2003),
summary affirmance granted,
No. 03-5257, 2004 WL
1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25,
2004).

Legal & Safety Employer

41 U.S.C. § 2102
Research, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t CBP 2
(amending 41 U.S.C. § Contractor bid or proposal
of the Army, No. Civ. FEMA 7
423(a)(1))* information; source selection 11
S001748, 2001 WL ICE 1
(Procurement Integrity information
34098652, at *3-4 (E.D. Cal. PRIV 1
Act)
May 4, 2001) (dictum).

Longas-Palacio v. USCIS, No.

21-2661, 2023 WL 2277128
Information obtained or (S.D. Tex. Feb. 28, 2023);
CBP 30
developed in carrying out Magassa v. TSA, No. 19-
ICE 9
49 U.S.C. § 114 (r) security under the authority 01953, 2022 WL 971207, at
PRIV 55
(formerly at 49 U.S.C. § of the Aviation and *5 (D.D.C Mar. 31, 2022); 16,915
TSA 57
114 (s)) Transportation Security Act Skurow v. DHS, 892 F. Supp.
USCIS 16,687
or under chapter 449 of this 2d 319, 329- 30 (D.D.C.
USSS 77
title 2012); Gordon v. FBI, 390 F.
Supp. 2d 897, 900 (N.D. Cal.
2004).
Sussman v. USMS, 494 F.3d
1106, 1113 (D.C. Cir. 2007);
Sorin v. DOJ, No. 18-99,
2018 WL 6431027 (2d Cir.
Dec. 6, 2018) (per curium);
Widi v. McNeil, No. 12-CV-
Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e), Certain records that would
00188, 2016 WL 4394724, at
enacted by Act of July reveal some secret aspect
*23 (D. Me. Aug 16, 2016); USCIS 25 25
30, 1977, Pub. L. No. pertaining to grand jury
Durham v. U.S. Atty. Gen.,
95-78, 91 Stat. 319 proceedings
No. 06-843, 2008 WL
620744, at *2 (E.D. Tex. Mar.
3, 2008); Cozen O’Connor v.
U.S. Dep’t of Treasury, 570 F.
Supp. 2d 749, 776 (E.D. Pa.
2008).

18 U.S. Code § 2510, et Records surrounding wiretap Payne v. DOJ, No. 96-30840, USSS 2 2
seq. requests and the contents of 1997 WL 450139, at *3 (5th
any wire, oral, or electronic Cir. July 11, 1997); Lam Lek
communication obtained Chong v. DEA, 929 F.2d 729,
through wiretaps 732-33 (D.C. Cir. 1991).

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V. FOIA Requests

A. Received, Processed, and Pending FOIA Requests

Number of Requests Number of Requests
Number of Requests Number of Requests
Processing Center Pending as of Start of Pending as of End of Fiscal
Received in Fiscal Year Processed in Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Year
CBP 47,561 144,474 89,727 102,308
CISA 152 445 269 328
CRCL 17 193 166 44
FEMA 515 1,095 920 690
FLETC 18 206 196 28
FPS 68 409 399 78
I&A 175 293 100 368
ICE 19,102 44,401 32,138 31,365
OIG 464 491 535 420
PRIV 7,601 86,174 67,840 25,935
TSA 532 1,362 972 922
USCG 2,160 2,527 1,806 2,881
USCIS 25,921 391,969 384,311 33,579
USSS 148 817 826 139
AGENCY OVERALL 104,434 674,856 580,205 199,085

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 B. (1) Disposition of FOIA Requests – All Processed Requests

No. of No. of Full Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions
No. of Partial Denials Not
Processing All Request Fee- Improper Not
Full Grants/ Based on No Reasonab Duplicate
Center Records Withdraw Related FOIA Agency Other Total
Grants Partial Exemption Records ly Request
Denials s Referred n Reason Request Record
Described
CBP 7,598 24,494 170 36,767 345 1,342 137 338 13,020 3,534 1,976 6 89,727
CISA 4 27 6 30 60 26 0 82 6 7 13 8 269
CRCL 2 20 2 53 21 3 0 8 28 25 4 0 166
FEMA 136 171 54 176 29 101 3 117 31 48 28 26 920
FLETC 9 46 3 26 20 7 0 33 40 5 6 1 196
FPS 11 104 12 30 138 12 0 9 35 8 21 19 399
I&A 1 0 29 42 3 1 0 7 6 3 2 6 100
ICE 504 6,033 147 8,291 9,561 676 1 64 3,164 2,798 467 432 32,138
OIG 16 54 11 15 12 29 0 0 375 4 7 12 535
PRIV 232 29,584 82 33,787 1,087 603 0 562 1,325 46 502 30 67,840
TSA 34 91 17 109 260 71 0 92 43 107 67 81 972
USCG 544 182 90 326 42 345 1 26 72 15 75 88 1,806
USCIS 28,596 184,078 12,383 100,579 1,572 366 0 0 35,561 6,280 14,896 0 384,311
USSS 26 353 33 236 4 2 1 3 91 12 4 61 826
AGENCY
OVERAL 37,713 245,237 13,039 180,467 13,154 3,584 143 1,341 53,797 12,892 18,068 770 580,205
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B. (2) Disposition of FOIA Requests – “Other” Reasons for “Full Denials Based on
Reasons Other than Exemptions” from Section V, B (1) Chart

Processing Center Description No. of Times Used Total

Request in Litigation 2
CBP Aggregated 1 6
Record Referred Not Responsive 3

Request in Litigation 5
CISA 8
Unable to Locate Requester 3

Aggregated 6
FEMA Unable to Locate Requester 7 26
Records Referred non-responsive 13

FLETC Record Referred Not Responsive 1 1

FPS Unable to Locate Requester 19 19

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 Processing Center Description No. of Times Used Total

I&A Unable to Locate Requester 6

6

Aggregated 42
Records Referred Not Responsive 1
ICE 432
Request in Litigation 55
Unable to Locate Requester 334

Unable to Locate Requester 6

OIG Aggregated 3 12
Records Referred Not Responsive 3

Request in Litigation 21
Aggregated 6
PRIV 30
Records Referred Not Responsive 2
Unable to Locate Requester 1

Unable to Locate Requester 75

TSA 81
Records Referred Not Responsive 6

Aggregated 8
Unable to Locate Requester 77
USCG 88
Record Referred Not Responsive 3

Unable to Locate Requester 4

USSS Records Referred Not Responsive 53 61
Request in Litigation 4

AGENCY OVERALL 770

B. (3) Disposition of FOIA Requests – Number of Times Exemptions Applied

Processing Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex.
Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Ex. 4 Ex. 5 Ex. 6 Ex. 7(C) Ex. 7(E)
Center 7(A) 7(B) 7(D) 7(F) 8 9
CBP 0 380 40 45 380 24,508 80 2 34,495 0 4,996 2 0 0
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Processing Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex.
Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Ex. 4 Ex. 5 Ex. 6 Ex. 7(C) Ex. 7(E)
Center 7(A) 7(B) 7(D) 7(F) 8 9
CISA 0 0 0 6 9 27 0 0 4 0 11 2 0 0
CRCL 0 1 0 0 19 22 0 0 10 0 9 0 0 0
FEMA 0 0 15 50 45 165 24 0 27 0 25 0 0 0
FLETC 0 0 1 6 7 39 0 0 32 0 4 0 0 0
FPS 0 0 0 1 5 111 2 0 102 0 74 0 0 0
I&A 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 29 0 31 0 0 0
ICE 0 25 14 79 153 5,855 13 9 5,854 2 5,766 5 0 0
OIG 1 0 5 1 14 58 5 0 58 1 23 0 0 0
PRIV 2 1 5,437 35 87 28,047 1 1 25,091 1 28,989 0 0 0
TSA 0 11 57 15 26 84 9 0 11 0 2 0 0 0
USCG 0 2 2 10 9 182 97 0 113 2 15 0 0 0
USCIS 0 38 45,790 147 42,535 136,054 17 0 154,119 8 161,344 59 0 0
USSS 2 0 79 14 36 330 39 5 327 24 300 4 0 0
AGENCY
5 458 51,440 409 43,326 195,484 287 17 220,272 38 201,589 72 0 0
OVERALL

VI. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests

A. Received, Processed, and Pending Administrative Appeals

Processing No. of Appeals Pending as of No. of Appeals Received No. of Appeals No. of Appeals Pending
Center Start of Fiscal Year in Fiscal Year Processed in Fiscal Year as of End of Fiscal Year
CBP 173 1,918 2,048 43
CRCL 0 7 7 0
FEMA 30 16 45 1
FLETC 1 1 2 0
FPS 0 0 0 0
I&A 0 4 1 3
ICE 415 409 561 262
OIG 5 16 21 0
PRIV 312 565 437 440
TSA 32 32 43 21
USCG 23 27 9 41
USCIS 128 3,020 3,023 125
USSS 9 35 34 10
AGENCY
1,128 6,050 6,124 946
OVERALL

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 B. Disposition of Administrative Appeals – All Processed Appeals

Number Partially
Affirmed & Number Completely Number of Appeals
Processing Number Affirmed
Partially Reversed/Remanded Closed for Other Total
Center on Appeal
Reversed/Remanded on Appeal Reasons
on Appeal
CBP 190 305 928 625 2,048
CRCL 1 0 0 6 7
FEMA 3 11 6 25 45
FLETC 0 0 0 2 2
I&A 0 0 0 1 1
ICE 280 90 79 112 562
OIG 7 2 8 4 21
PRIV 319 1 52 65 437
TSA 21 2 3 17 43
USCG 0 0 1 8 9
USCIS 1,236 621 845 214 3,023
USSS 15 3 5 11 34

AGENCY OVERALL 2,072 1035 1,927 1,090 6,124

C. (1) Reasons for Denial on Appeal – Number of Times Exemptions Applied

Processing Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex.

Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Ex. 4 Ex. 5 Ex. 6 Ex. 8 Ex. 9
Center 7(A) 7(B) 7(C) 7(D) 7(E) 7(F)
CBP 0 19 125 16 13 513 6 1 560 0 464 2 0 0
CRCL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FEMA 0 0 0 3 2 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FLETC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ICE 0 1 9 8 44 216 3 0 218 1 208 2 0 0
OIG 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0
PRIV 0 0 22 0 1 27 0 0 32 0 42 0 0 0
TSA 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
USCG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
USCIS 0 0 334 2 229 818 0 0 1,018 0 1,076 0 0 0
USSS 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 3 0 3 0 0 0
AGENCY
1 20 491 30 293 1,593 12 3 1,838 2 1,793 4 0 0
OVERALL

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 C. (2) Reasons for Denial on Appeal – Reasons Other than Exemptions

Appeal
Records
Improper Based Other
Referred Request Fee- Records not Not Duplicate
Processing Request Request in Solely on *Explained
No Records at Initial With- Related Reasonably Agency Request
Center for Other Litigation Denial for in chart C.
Request drawn Reason Described Record or Appeal
Reasons Expedited (3), below
Level
Processing
CBP 26 1 1 2 0 404 4 121 4 0 62
CRCL 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2
FEMA 1 1 4 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 12
FLETC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
I&A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
ICE 26 6 8 0 28 12 3 11 3 0 15
OIG 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
PRIV 0 0 7 0 0 10 0 10 3 0 35
TSA 0 0 0 0 1 6 4 1 0 0 5
USCG 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
USCIS 0 0 0 0 0 102 0 9 0 0 103
USSS 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 3 2 0
AGENCY
58 9 21 3 29 543 12 156 15 3 241
OVERALL

C. (3) Reasons for Denial on Appeal – “Other” Reasons from Section VI, C (2)
Chart
Processing No. of Times
Description Total
Center Used

Untimely 12
CBP Moot 8 62
No Component Response to Adjudicate 42

Untimely 1
CRCL 2
No Component Response to Adjudicate 1
FEMA Moot 12 12

FLETC Moot 1 1
Moot 7
Agency Performed Adequate Search 1
ICE Adequacy of the Search 2 15
Improper Appeal 4
No Component Response to Adjudicate 1

OIG Unable to Locate Requester 1 1

No Component Response to Adjudicate

PRIV 1 35
Moot
34
No Component Response to Adjudicate 4
TSA 5
Moot 1

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 Processing No. of Times
Description Total
Center Used

USCG Moot 5 5

USCIS Requester Failure to Comply 103 103

AGENCY OVERALL 241

C. (4) Response Times for Administrative Appeals

Processing
Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days
Center
CBP 2 16 <1 638
CRCL <1 30 <1 156
FEMA 177 176 <1 447
FLETC 329 329 95 563
I&A <1 <1 <1 <1
ICE 48 167 <1 1,433
OIG 15 51 1 764
PRIV 96 93 <1 458
TSA 96 107 1 295
USCG 130 173 40 327
USCIS 13 13 1 97
USSS 92 111 9 338
AGENCY OVERALL 14 43 <1 1,433

C. (5) Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals

Processing Sub-Row Oldest

10th 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd
Center Heading Appeal
Date of N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Receipt
CRCL
Number of
Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date of
Receipt 2023-05-16 2023-05-09 2023-05-09 2023-01-03 2022-11-18 2022-11-18 2020-10-26 2020-10-18 2022-09-23 2020-08-30
CBP
Number of
Days Pending 92 99 99 187 216 216 232 237 254 264
Date of
Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2023-09-20
FEMA
Number of
Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Date of
Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
FLETC
Number of
Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date of
I&A
Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2023-05-24 2023-05-16 2023-03-30

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Processing Sub-Row Oldest
10th 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd
Center Heading Appeal
Number of
Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 99 132
Date of
Receipt 2018-07-13 2018-07-05 2017-12-27 2017-10-23 2017-09-26 2017-09-25 2016-08-24 2016-09-29 2016-06-01 2016-02-24
ICE
Number of
Days Pending 1,305 1,311 1,442 1,486 1,504 1,505 1,526 1,752 1,836 1,905
Date of
Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
OIG
Number of
Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date of
Receipt 2022-10-06 2022-10-05 2022-10-04 2022-10-04 2022-10-03 2022-09-27 2022-08-17 2022-06-23 2022-05-18 2022-03-01
PRIV
Number of
Days Pending 245 246 247 247 248 252 280 318 342 384
Date of
Receipt 2023-05-17 2023-05-14 2023-05-03 2023-04-17 2023-04-09 2023-04-09 2022-11-22 2022-10-19 2022-09-29 2022-04-27
TSA
Number of
Days Pending 98 100 108 120 125 147 224 248 262 373
Date of
Receipt 2022-05-26 2022-05-24 2022-05-18 2022-04-21 2022-04-13 2022-01-19 2021-10-13 2021-10-07 2021-04-29 2020-11-20
USCG
Number of
Days Pending 340 342 358 361 367 426 491 494 605 720
Date of
Receipt 2023-09-12 2023-09-12 2023-09-12 2023-09-11 2023-09-08 2023-09-06 2023-09-06 2023-09-06 2023-09-06 2023-09-05
USCIS
Number of
Days Pending 13 13 13 14 15 17 17 17 17 18
Date of
Receipt 2023-08-31 2023-07-26 2023-07-14 2023-07-13 2023-07-13 2023-05-17 2023-04-11 2022-11-01 2022-11-01 2022-05-25
USSS
Number of
Days Pending 20 46 54 55 55 93 119 228 228 338
Date of 2018-07-10 2018-07-05 2017-12-21 2017-10-19 2017-09-26 2017-09-13 2017-08-23 2016-09-09 2016-05-26 2016-02-22
Receipt
AGENCY
OVERALL Number of 1305 1311 1442 1486 1504 1505 1526 1752 1836 1905
Days
Pending

VII. FOIA Requests: Response Time for Processed and Pending Requests

A. Processed Requests – Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests

Simple Complex Expedited

Processing Median Average Lowest Highest Median Average Lowest Highest Median Average Lowest Highest
Center No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of
Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days
CBP <1 5 <1 20 109 122 20 2,484 37 45 3 138
CISA 1 5 <1 18 90 302 23 1,361 542 542 542 542
CRCL <1 <1 <1 20 94 165 21 548 <1 94 <1 548
FEMA 8 9 <1 20 70 140 21 1,141 78 244 9 591
FLETC 9 8 1 20 67 82 21 427 N/A N/A N/A N/A
FPS 4 6 <1 20 369 290 24 504 29 29 29 29

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 Simple Complex Expedited
Processing Median Average Lowest Highest Median Average Lowest Highest Median Average Lowest Highest
Center No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of
Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days
I&A <1 1 <1 20 43 43 33 52 N/A N/A N/A N/A
ICE 1 3 <1 20 227 227 21 1,428 173 207 1 720
OIG 4 6 <1 19 406 433 23 1,264 1 4 <1 11
PRIV <1 3 0 20 63 64 0 1,140 309 379 48 679
TSA <1 3 <1 20 111 246 21 1,474 N/A N/A N/A N/A
USCG 7 8 <1 20 155 231 21 1,986 3 29 1 114
USCIS 10 10 1 38 17 17 1 1,421 16 17 5 32
USSS 4 5 <1 20 70 156 21 1,073 107 162 <1 663
AGENCY
OVERALL 2 5 0 38 94 104 0 2,484 92 157 <1 720

B. Processed Requests – Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which

Information Was Granted

Simple Complex Expedited

Processing Average Lowest Highest Median Average Lowest Highest Median Average Lowest
Center Median No. Highest No.
No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of
of Days of Days
Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days
CBP 13 12 0 20 121 134 20 2,484 37 42 3 138
CISA <1 2 <1 15 87 164 25 1,356 N/A N/A N/A N/A
CRCL 10 9 1 17 104 189 23 548 388 388 385 390
FEMA 13 13 1 20 60 86 21 865 452 315 254 1,478
FLETC 9 8 1 20 67 82 21 427 0 0 0 0
FPS 4 6 0 20 35 108 24 342 29 29 29 29
I&A N/A N/A N/A N/A 52 52 52 52 N/A N/A N/A N/A
ICE 12 11 0 20 205 226 22 1,378 175 196 63 607
OIG 6 6 <1 19 176 381 1 1,264 1 4 <1 11
PRIV <1 5 <1 17 80 75 0 1,140 182 275 55 679
TSA 14 12 0 20 196 369 22 1,474 N/A N/A N/A N/A
USCG 10 9 <1 20 138 180 21 1,875 114 114 114 114
USCIS 10 10 1 38 23 23 1 1,383 21 21 9 32
USSS 4 5 <1 20 68 155 21 1,073 122 229 13 663
AGENCY
OVERALL 10 11 0 38 75 91 0 2,484 162 170 0 1,478

C. Processed Requests – Response Time in Day Increments

(1) Simple Requests

101- 121- 141- 161- 181- 201- 301-

Processing 1-20 21-40 41-60 61-80 81-100 401+
120 140 160 180 200 300 400 Total
Center Days Days Days Days Days Days
Days Days Days Days Days Days Days
CBP 7,318 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,318
CISA 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44

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 CRCL 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75
FEMA 206 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 206
FLETC 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
FPS 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160
I&A 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81
ICE 6,696 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,696
OIG 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78
PRIV 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144
TSA 306 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 306
USCG 293 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 293
USCIS 3,139 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,191
USSS 518 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 518
AGENCY
19,123 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19,175
OVERALL

(2) Complex Requests

101- 121- 141- 161- 181- 201- 301-

Processing 1-20 21-40 41-60 61-80 81-100 401+
120 140 160 180 200 300 400 Total
Center Days Days Days Days Days Days
Days Days Days Days Days Days Days
CBP 0 5,503 4,547 5,488 10,832 12,620 7,966 5,044 4,798 3,034 4,670 395 543 65,440
CISA 0 12 8 14 8 2 3 0 5 1 3 3 15 74
CRCL 0 6 6 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 5 3 32
FEMA 0 136 67 77 34 28 19 17 7 6 30 18 53 492
FLETC 0 16 5 7 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 42
FPS 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 8 12 32
I&A 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
ICE 0 257 188 165 192 739 923 1,435 2,062 755 7,322 838 621 15,497
OIG 0 6 11 7 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 41 78
PRIV 7,422 6,168 15,471 17,951 11,877 4,714 538 162 100 110 66 71 154 64,804
TSA 0 57 44 15 14 16 15 12 11 9 21 14 50 278
USCG 0 151 109 92 80 85 96 67 75 42 164 179 188 1,328
USCIS 208,963 135,127 546 99 54 32 8 8 3 18 226 125 343 345,552
USSS 0 67 22 19 14 7 8 3 9 4 14 6 25 198

AGENCY
216,385 147,513 21,026 23,937 23,112 18,249 9,580 6,754 7,074 3,985 12,520 1,665 2,049 493,849
OVERALL

(3) Requests Granted Expedited Processing

101- 121- 141- 161- 181- 201- 301-

Processing 1-20 21-40 41-60 61-80 81-100 401+
120 140 160 180 200 300 400 Total
Center Days Days Days Days Days Days
Days Days Days Days Days Days Days
CBP 2 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
CISA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
CRCL 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 16
FEMA 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 19
FLETC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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 (3) Requests Granted Expedited Processing

101- 121- 141- 161- 181- 201- 301-

Processing 1-20 21-40 41-60 61-80 81-100 401+
120 140 160 180 200 300 400 Total
Center Days Days Days Days Days Days
Days Days Days Days Days Days Days
FPS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
I&A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ICE 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 17 4 4 1 5 40
OIG 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
PRIV 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 13
TSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
USCG 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
USCIS 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
USSS 3 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 16
AGENCY
36 13 9 6 3 2 4 1 17 7 10 3 23 134
OVERALL

D. Pending Requests – All Pending Perfected Requests

Simple Complex Expedited

Processing
Center Number Median No. Average No. Number Median No. Average No. Number Median No. Average No.
Pending of Days of Days Pending of Days of Days Pending of Days of Days
CBP 8,656 80 156 19,783 52 65 26 25 33
CISA 21 333 352 125 192 311 1 1,350 1,350
CRCL 3 19 19 28 327 312 2 4 4
FEMA 46 9 8 564 284 401 7 672 740
FLETC 28 110 114 0 N/A N/A 0 0 0
FPS 37 296 290 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A
I&A 114 493 521 66 313 307 11 632 622
ICE 23,941 115 130 6,903 198 219 45 75 243
OIG 293 13 96 108 745 635 6 27 51
PRIV 9 84 105 19,575 28 37 19 589 539
TSA 426 210 369 422 167 276 1 643 643
USCG 1,510 225 331 203 933 951 16 81 137
USCIS 135 7 7 33,170 10 35 0 0 0
USSS 18 7 8 111 215 308 3 314 377
AGENCY
OVERALL 35,237 104 151 81,058 24 63 137 88 291

E. Pending Requests – Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests

Processing Sub-Row Oldest
10th 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd
Center Heading Request
Date of Receipt 2017-02-03 2017-02-02 2017-01-06 2016-12-01 2016-11-04 2016-10-28 2016-08-19 2016-08-05 2016-04-18 2016-03-02
CBP Number of Days
Pending 1736 1737 1756 1782 1801 1806 1856 1866 1945 1978
Date of Receipt 2019-09-20 2019-07-30 2019-05-08 2019-02-15 2018-08-14 2018-07-24 2018-07-24 2018-05-09 2018-04-16 2017-08-24
CISA Number of Days
Pending 1,006 1,043 1,100 1,157 1,283 1,298 1,298 1,350 1,367 1,526

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Processing Sub-Row Oldest
10th 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd
Center Heading Request
Date of Receipt 2022-03-23 2022-03-21 2022-03-18 2022-03-17 2022-03-11 2022-03-04 2021-10-15 2021-06-28 2019-03-28 2019-04-23
CRCL Number of Days
Pending 382 384 385 386 390 395 489 565 609 1,111
Date of Receipt 1018-05-18 2018-05-17 2018-05-02 2019-02-09 2017-11-06 2017-11-06 2017-11-02 2017-10-19 2017-09-29 2017-09-14
FEMA Number of Days
Pending 1,343 1,344 1,355 1,434 1,476 1,476 1,478 1,488 1,501 1,512
Date of Receipt 2023-07-07 2023-05-08 2023-05-05 2023-04-28 2023-04-26 2023-04-14 2023-04-06 2023-02-23 2023-02-23 2023-02-12
FLETC Number of Days
Pending 59 100 101 102 108 115 116 143 143 158
Date of Receipt 2022-06-01 2022-05-25 2022-05-21 2022-05-17 2022-05-12 2022-05-11 2022-05-10 2022-05-06 2022-04-06 2022-04-09
FPS Number of Days
Pending 333 337 339 343 346 346 348 350 358 369
Date of Receipt 2020-09-09 2020-09-08 2020-09-02 2020-08-26 2020-07-31 2020-07-31 2020-07-31 2020-07-30 2020-07-24 2020-07-24
I&A Number of Days
Pending 763 764 767 772 790 790 790 791 795 795
Date of Receipt 2019-01-04 2018-12-18 2018-12-11 2018-12-03 2018-11-14 2018-10-31 2018-10-01 2018-09-05 2018-08-31 2017-11-15
ICE Number of Days
Pending 1,186 1,197 1,202 1,208 1,220 1,229 1,250 1,268 1,270 1,394
Date of Receipt 2019-11-25 2018-10-17 2019-08-27 2019-06-25 2018-07-20 2019-05-15 2018-12-21 2018-11-29 2018-10-01 2018-06-08
OIG Number of Days
Pending 965 991 1,026 1,070 1,070 1,098 1,196 1,198 1,251 1,266
Date of Receipt
2020-03-02 2020-02-12 2020-02-12 2020-01-28 2020-01-17 2020-01-17 2019-12-20 2019-12-17 2019-06-18 2019-05-08
PRIV
Number of Days
Pending 897 909 909 920 926 926 944 947 1,072 1,100
Date of Receipt 2018-11-26 2018-11-21 2018-08-30 2018-08-23 2018-08-23 2018-08-14 2018-08-14 2018-08-03 2018-04-19 2018-03-12
TSA Number of Days
Pending 1,213 1,215 1,271 1,276 1,276 1,283 1,283 1,290 1,364 1,392
Date of Receipt 2016-06-30 2016-06-13 2016-06-01 2016-05-17 2016-06-09 2016-04-15 2016-04-11 2016-03-01 2015-12-11 2015-09-11
USCG Number of Days
Pending 1,815 1,828 1,836 1,846 1,852 1,868 1,872 1,901 1,948 2,016
Date of Receipt 2018-06-15 2018-06-11 2015-05-15 2018-05-10 2018-04-16 2018-04-16 2018-04-10 1018-03-15 2017-10-12 2017-09-18
USCIS Number of Days
Pending 1,321 1,325 1,343 1,346 1,364 1,364 1,368 1,386 1,490 1,510
Date of Receipt 2020-06-11 2020-06-08 2020-06-06 2020-03-17 2020-02-26 2020-02-10 2020-01-10 2019-12-27 2019-05-22 2019-05-20
USSS Number of Days
Pending 829 832 833 890 904 935 935 944 1,094 1,096
Date of Receipt 2016-05-17 2016-05-09 2016-04-15 2016-04-11 2016-04-01 2016-04-18 2015-12-21 2016-03-02 2015-09-11 2015-07-15
AGENCY
OVERALL Number of Days 1846 1852 1868 1872 1901 1945 1948 1978 2016 2058
Pending

VIII. Requests for Expedited Processing and Requests for Fee Waivers

A. Requests for Expedited Processing

Number Adjudicated
Median Number of Average Number of
Processing Center Number Granted Number Denied within 10 Calendar
Days to Adjudicate Days to Adjudicate
Days
CBP 8 5,724 80 75 1,186
CISA 2 31 <1 14 21
CRCL 1 2 5 4 3
FEMA 31 45 2 13 39

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 Number Adjudicated
Median Number of Average Number of
Processing Center Number Granted Number Denied within 10 Calendar
Days to Adjudicate Days to Adjudicate
Days
FLETC 0 6 6 1 5
FPS 3 19 7 21 14
I&A 11 0 1 1 11
ICE 50 272 4 22 322
OIG 10 7 1 14 12
PRIV 32 106 8 20 74
TSA 1 164 1 7 151
USCG 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
USCIS 8 27,493 1 2 26,868
USSS 11 1 1 2 12

AGENCY OVERALL
168 33,870 1 3 28,718

B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Median Number of Days to Average Number of Days to
Processing Center Number Granted Number Denied
Adjudicate Adjudicate
CBP 151 392 1 8
CISA 125 0 <1 13
CRCL 8 1 <1 <1
FEMA 88 23 <1 2
FLETC 39 1 <1 15
FPS 8 0 7 22
I&A 20 1 <1 <1
ICE 764 49 <1 2
OIG 64 11 1 4
PRIV 343 6 <1 17
TSA 28 98 1 10
USCG 0 0 N/A N/A
USCIS 11 78 89 98
USSS 0 0 N/A N/A
AGENCY
OVERALL 1,649 660 <1 8

IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

Personnel Costs
Number of
Number of Total Number
Processing Center “Equivalent
“Full Time of “Full-Time Processing Costs Litigation - Related Costs Total Costs
Full-Time
FOIA FOIA Staff” ($) ($) ($)
FOIA
Employees” (Col. 1 + Col. 2)
Employees”
CBP 75 0 75 $14,097,570.90 $290,000.00 $14,387,570.90
CISA 1 3 4 $1,181,990.32 $0.00 $1,181,990.32
CRCL 1 0 1 $541,659.19 $229,350.00 $771,009.19
FEMA 11 6 17 $2,414,934.00 $0.00 $2,414,934.00

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 Personnel Costs
Number of
Number of Total Number
Processing Center “Equivalent
“Full Time of “Full-Time Processing Costs Litigation - Related Costs Total Costs
Full-Time
FOIA FOIA Staff” ($) ($) ($)
FOIA
Employees” (Col. 1 + Col. 2)
Employees”
FLETC 1 0 1 $330,164.79 $0.00 $330,164.79
FPS 1 1 2 $31,417.00 $0.00 $31,417.00
I&A 5 0 5 $728,407.33 $0.00 $728,407.33
ICE 47 0 47 $7,230,858.56 $242,921.48 $7,473,780.04
OIG 7 1 8 $1,854,930.93 $5,000.00 $1,859,930.93
PRIV 47 26 73 $11,400,885.99 $142,695.14 $11,543,581.13
TSA 5 1 6 $1,332,968.00 $0.00 $1,332,968.00
USCG 2 7 9 $2,946,001.84 $58,000.00 $3,004,001.84
USCIS 376 0 376 $45,640,555.90 $1,787,807.00 $47,428,362.90
USSS 15 0 15 $88,125.00 $0.00 $88,125.00
AGENCY
OVERALL 594 45 639 $89,820,469.75 $2,755,773.62 $92,576,243.37

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Processing Center Total Amount of Fees Collected Percentage of Total Costs

CBP $37,174.00 0.2584
CISA 0.00 0.0000
CRCL 0.00 0.0000
FEMA 0.00 0.0000
FLETC 0.00 0.0000
FPS 0.00 0.0000
I&A 0.00 0.0000
ICE 0.00 0.0000
OIG 0.00 0.0000
PRIV 0.00 0.0000
TSA 0.00 0.0000
USCG 0.00 0.0000
USCIS 0.00 0.0000
USSS 0.00 0.0000
AGENCY OVERALL $37,174.00 0.2584

XI. FOIA Regulations – The Department of Homeland Security FOIA Implementing

Regulations are codified at 6 C.F.R. Part 5, dated December 22, 2016, available at
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-22/pdf/2016-28095.pdf. This final rule
established procedures for the public to obtain information from DHS under the Freedom
of Information Act and the Privacy Act.

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 A. Number of Times Subsection (c) Used 6

Processing Center Number of Times Subsection (c) Used

CBP 0
CISA 0
CRCL 0
FEMA 0
FLETC 0
FPS 0
I&A 0
ICE 6
OIG 0
PRIV 0
TSA 0
USCG 0
USCIS 0
USSS 0
AGENCY OVERALL 0

B. Number of Subsection (a)(2) Postings 7

Number of (a)(2) Records Posted by the FOIA Number of (a)(2) Records Posted by
Processing Center
Office Program Offices
CBP 31 N/A
CRCL 45 N/A
FEMA 64 N/A
ICE 140 N/A
PRIV 79 N/A
TSA 65 N/A
USCG 6 N/A
USCIS 201 N/A

AGENCY OVERALL 631 N/A

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5 U.S.C. § 552(c) provides special protection for three categories of particularly sensitive law enforcement records.
For these three specifically defined categories of records, federal law enforcement agencies “may treat the records as
not subject to the requirements of [the FOIA].”
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5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2) requires agencies to post specific categories of records, including released records that have
been requested three times.
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 XII. Backlogs, Consultations, and Comparisons

A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals

Number of Backlogged Requests as of the End Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End

Processing Center
of Fiscal Year of Fiscal Year
CBP 21,444 11
CISA 139 0
CRCL 31 0
FEMA 507 0
FLETC 19 0
FPS 35 0
I&A 191 3
ICE 28,544 249
OIG 206 0
PRIV 8,046 175
TSA 746 19
USCG 1,729 35
USCIS 2,137 0
USSS 109 10
AGENCY OVERALL 63,883 502

B. Consultations on FOIA Requests – Received, Processed, and Pending

Consultations

Number of Consultations Number of Number of Consultations Number of Consultations

Received from Other Consultations Received from Other Received from Other
Processing Center Agencies that Were Pending Received from Other Agencies that Were Agencies that were Pending
at Your Agency as of Start Agencies During the Processed by Your Agency at Your Agency as of the End
of the Fiscal Year Fiscal Year During the Fiscal Year of the Fiscal Year
CBP 78 125 85 118
CISA 5 10 12 3
CRCL 1 2 3 0
FEMA 24 69 64 29
FLETC 0 4 4 0
FPS 0 12 11 1
I&A 69 62 22 109
ICE 63 192 187 68
OIG 2 17 18 1
PRIV 5 75 62 18
TSA 9 14 19 4
USCG 37 38 19 56
USCIS 10 69 76 3
USSS 8 104 107 5

AGENCY OVERALL 311 793 689 415

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 C. Consultations on FOIA Requests – Ten Oldest Consultations Received from
Other Agencies and Pending

Processing Sub-Row Oldest

10th 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd
Center Heading Request
Date of Receipt N/A 2023-08-07 2023-05-29 2023-03-17 2023-02-09 2023-01-19 2022-12-22 2022-11-29 2022-11-14 2022-09-15
CBP Number of Days
Pending 0 40 90 141 167 182 202 219 230 272
Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2023-09-23 2023-06-14 2023-01-27
CISA Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 78 176
Pending
Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
CRCL Number of Days
Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date of Receipt 2020-08-26 2020-06-26 2020-05-14 2019-08-22 2018-11-28 2018-11-28 2018-11-28 2018-11-28 1018-03-03 2017-04-10
FEMA Number of Days
Pending 772 814 844 1,026 1,211 1,211 1,211 1,211 1,398 1,622
Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
FLETC Number of Days
Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2022-10-04
FPS Number of Days
Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 259
Date of Receipt 2020-02-04 2019-10-22 2019-08-30 2019-07-19 2019-07-15 2019-07-12 2019-07-10 2019-04-17 2018-11-20 2018-05-05
I&A Number of Days
Pending 915 985 1,020 1,050 1,054 1,055 1,057 1,115 1,216 1,346
Date of Receipt 2019-03-07 2018-11-23 2018-08-06 2018-08-06 2018-07-25 2018-05-10 2017-12-01 2017-05-17 2017-05-17 2017-05-15
ICE Number of Days
Pending 1,144 1,214 1,289 1,289 1,297 1,349 1,459 1,595 1,595 1,597
Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2023-09-08
OIG Number of Days
Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A 2023-07-24 2023-07-07 2023-06-13 2023-06-02 2023-05-30 2023-05-26 2022-01-13
PRIV Number of Days
Pending 0 0 0 48 59 76 82 85 86 429
Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2023-07-27 2023-06-08 2023-06-01 2022-09-29
TSA Number of Days
Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 82 87 262
Date of Receipt 2018-06-11 2018-04-04 2017-10-02 2017-09-25 2017-02-15 2016-08-22 2016-08-05 2016-08-04 2015-01-13 2015-01-13
USCG Number of Days
Pending 1,328 1,375 1,484 1,486 1,659 1,779 1,790 1,791 2,184 2,184
Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2023-08-29 2022-08-08 2020-11-17 2020-03-20
USCIS Number of Days
0 0 0 0 0 0 22 287 716 883
Pending
Date of Receipt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2023-09-29 2023-09-26 2022-05-31 2021-12-22 2018-09-13
USSS Number of Days
Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 335 444 1266
Date of Receipt 5/17/2017 5/17/2017 5/15/2017 4/10/2017 2/15/2017 8/22/2016 8/5/2016 8/4/2016 1/13/2015 1/13/2015
AGENCY
OVERALL Number of Days 1595 1595 1597 1622 1659 1779 1790 1791 2184 2184
Pending

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 D. (1) Comparison of Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current Annual
Report – Requests Received, Processed, and Backlogged

Number of Requests Received Number of Requests Processed

Processing Received During Fiscal Received During Fiscal Processed During Fiscal Processed During Fiscal
Center Year from Last Year’s Year from Current Year from Last Year’s Year from Current Annual
Annual Report Annual Report Annual Report Report
CBP 132,117 144,474 106,278 89,727
CISA 208 445 167 269
CRCL 195 193 176 166
FEMA 953 1095 962 920
FLETC 227 206 217 196
FPS 241 409 184 399
I&A 205 293 95 100
ICE 24,931 44,401 15,460 32,138
OIG 298 491 138 535
PRIV 74,698 86,174 73,385 67,840
TSA 966 1,362 928 972
USCG 2,679 2,527 2,379 1,806
USCIS 302,698 391,969 299,690 384,311
USSS 641 817 680 826
AGENCY OVERALL 541,057 674,856 500,739 580,205

D. (2) Comparison of Backlogged Requests from Previous and Current Annual

Report

Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of the Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of

Processing Center
Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report
CBP 26,570 21,444
CISA 95 139
CRCL 37 31
FEMA 432 507
FLETC 16 19
FPS 2 35
I&A 165 191
ICE 1,675 28,544
OIG 431 206
PRIV 600 8,046
TSA 474 746
USCG 1,980 1,729
USCIS 4,433 2,137
USSS 129 109
AGENCY OVERALL 37,039 63,883

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 D. (3) Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and
Current Annual Report – Appeals Received, Processed, and Backlogged

Number of Appeals Received Number of Appeals Processed

Processing Center Received During Fiscal Received During Fiscal Processed During Fiscal Processed During Fiscal
Year from Last Year’s Year from Current Year from Last Year’s Year from Current
Annual Report Annual Report Annual Report Annual Report
CBP 3,687 1,918 3,651 2,048
CISA 0 0 0 0
CRCL 4 7 4 7
FEMA 33 16 33 45
FLETC 0 1 2 2
FPS 0 0 0 0
I&A 0 4 0 1
ICE 316 409 259 561
OIG 35 16 47 21
PRIV 505 565 453 437
TSA 70 32 43 43
USCG 63 27 69 9
USCIS 2,656 3,020 2,777 2,916
USSS 25 35 36 34
AGENCY OVERALL 7,394 6,050 7,374 6,124

D. (4) Comparison of Backlogged Administrative Appeals from Previous and

Current Annual Report

Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of
Processing Center
from Previous Annual Report the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report
CBP 12 11
CISA 0 0
CRCL 0 0
FEMA 27 0
FLETC 1 0
FPS 0 0
ICE 0 3
I&A 73 249
OIG 3 0
PRIV 240 175
TSA 28 19
USCG 18 35
USCIS 0 0
USSS 6 10
AGENCY OVERALL 408 502

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APPENDIX A: Composition of the Department of Homeland
Security
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has six overarching homeland security
missions: to counter terrorism and enhance security, secure and manage our borders while
facilitating trade and travel, enforce and administer our immigration laws, safeguard and secure
cyberspace, build resilience to disasters, and to combat crimes of exploitation and protect
victims. DHS carries out these missions in coordination with federal, state, local, international,
tribal, and private sector partners.

Offices:

The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties provides policy advice to Department
leadership on civil rights and civil liberties issues, investigates and resolves complaints, and
provides leadership to Equal Employment Opportunity Programs.

The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman improves the
quality of citizenship and immigration services delivered to the public by providing
individual case assistance, as well as making recommendations to improve the
administration of immigration benefits by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

The Office of the Executive Secretary provides all manner of direct support to the
Secretary and Deputy Secretary, as well as related support to leadership and management
across the Department.

The Office of the General Counsel integrates over 2,500 attorneys from throughout the
Department into an effective, client-oriented, full-service legal team. The Office of the
General Counsel comprises a headquarters office with subsidiary divisions and the legal
offices for nine Department components.

The Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman examines immigration detention

to promote safe and humane conditions. The Office assists individuals with complaints
about the potential violation of immigration detention standards or misconduct by DHS or
contract personnel. OIDO provides independent oversight of immigration detention
facilities—including conducting announced and unannounced inspections and reviewing
contract terms for immigration detention facilities and services—and tracks trends and
systemic issues across facilities.

The Joint Requirements Council validates capability gaps, associated with operational
requirements and proposed solution approaches to mitigate those gaps through the Joint
Requirements Integration and Management System, leveraging opportunities for
commonality to enhance operational effectiveness directly and better inform the DHS’s
main investment pillars.

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The Office of Legislative Affairs serves as primary liaison to members of Congress and
their staffs, the White House and Executive Branch, and to other federal agencies and
governmental entities that have roles in assuring national security.

The Military Advisor provides counsel and support to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary
in affairs relating to policy, procedures, preparedness activities, and operations between
DHS and the Department of Defense.

The Office of Partnership and Engagement is the headquarters-level organization that

through a unified approach to external engagement provides the Secretary with current
unfettered information on the impact of the Department’s policies, regulations, processes,
and actions on state, local, tribal, territorial governments, elected officials, law enforcement,
the private sector, and faith-based and non-governmental organizations across the United
States and globally.

The DHS Privacy Office sets privacy and FOIA policy and for the Department. It also
works to preserve and enhance privacy protections for all individuals and to promote
transparency in the Department’s operations.

The Office of Public Affairs coordinates the public affairs activities of all of the
Department’s components and offices and serves as the federal government’s lead public
information office during a national emergency or disaster.

The Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans serves as a central resource to the Secretary and
other Department leaders for strategic planning and analysis, and facilitation of decision-
making on the full breadth of issues that may arise across the dynamic homeland security
enterprise.

Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships combats terrorism and targeted violence,
consistent with privacy protections, civil rights and civil liberties, and other applicable laws.

Operational and Support Components:

U. S. Customs and Border Protection is responsible for securing and facilitating trade and
travel while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws and regulations, including those encompassing
customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency leads the national effort to defend
critical infrastructure against the threats of today, while working with partners across all levels of
government and in the private sector to secure against the evolving risks of tomorrow.

Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office leads the coordination of federal efforts
for developing strategy and policy to plan for, detect, and protect against the use of
unauthorized chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials, devices, or agents in
the United States and to protect against attacks using those materials, devices, or agents
against the people, territory, or interests of the United States.

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency supports state, local, tribal, and territorial
partners to ensure we work together to help people before, during, and after disasters.

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers provides career-long training to law
enforcement professionals to help them fulfill their responsibilities safely and proficiently.

The Office of Intelligence and Analysis equips the Homeland Security Enterprise with the
timely intelligence and information it needs to keep the homeland safe, secure, and resilient.

U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement promotes homeland security and public safety
through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs,
trade, and immigration.

The Management Directorate is responsible for budget, appropriations, expenditure of funds,

accounting and finance; procurement; human resources and personnel; information technology
systems; facilities, property, equipment, and other material resources; providing biometric
identification services; and identification and tracking of performance measurements relating to
the responsibilities of the Department.

• Federal Protective Service is an operational component within the DHS Management

Directorate that provides law enforcement and security services to approximately 9,000
federal facilities nationwide.

The Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness provides situational awareness, a

common operating picture, and decision support for the homeland security enterprise on threats,
incidents, hazards, and events impacting the homeland.

The Office of Health Security is the principal medical, workforce health and safety, and public
health authority for DHS.

The Transportation Security Administration protects the nation’s transportation systems to

ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.

The United States Coast Guard is one of the six armed forces of the United States and the only
military organization within the Department of Homeland Security. The Coast Guard protects
the maritime economy and the environment, defends our maritime borders, and saves those in
peril.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services upholds America’s promise as a nation of welcome
and possibility with fairness, integrity, and respect for all we serve.

The Science & Technology Directorate is the primary research and development arm of the
Department. It develops technology and capabilities for federal state and local officials to
protect the homeland.

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The United States Secret Service safeguards the nation’s financial infrastructure and payment
systems to preserve the integrity of the economy, and protects national leaders, visiting heads of
state and government, designated sites, and National Special Security Events.

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APPENDIX B: Department of Homeland Security Organizational
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APPENDIX C: Names, Addresses, and Contact Information for
DHS FOIA Officers
Department of Homeland Security Chief FOIA Officer
Mason C. Clutter
Chief Privacy Officer and Chief FOIA Officer
Privacy Office, Mail Stop 0655
Department of Homeland Security
2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20528-0655

Department of Homeland Security Component FOIA Officers

DHS Privacy Office U.S. Coast Guard

Catrina Pavlik-Keenan Kathleen Claffie
Deputy Chief FOIA Officer Ph: 202-475-3525 Fax: 202-475-3927
Ph: 202-343-1743 or 866-431-0486 Commandant (CG-6P)
Fax: 202-343-4011 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave. SE
E-mail: [email protected] Stop 7710
Privacy Office, Mail Stop 0655 Washington, DC 20593-7710
Department of Homeland Security
2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Washington, DC 20528-0655 Sabrina Burroughs
Ph: 202-325-0150; Fax: 202-325-1476
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services FOIA Division
Jarrod Panter 90 K Street, NE
Ph: 1-800-375-5283 Washington, DC 20229-1181
National Records Center, FOIA/PA Office
P. O. Box 648010 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Lee’s Summit, MO 64064-8010 Agency
Catrina Pavlik-Keenan
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Deputy Chief FOIA Officer
Rosemary Law Ph: 202-343-1743 or 866-431-0486
Ph: 202-343-1743 or 866-431-0486 Fax: 202-343-4011
E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
Privacy Office, Mail Stop 0655 Privacy Office, Mail Stop 0655
Department of Homeland Security Department of Homeland Security
2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20528-0655 Washington, DC 20528-0655

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Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Protective Service
Gregory Bridges Cindy Falkenstein
Ph: 202-646-3323 Ph: 202-794-2210; Fax: 202-343-4011
Information Management Division Email: [email protected]
500 C Street, SW Privacy Office, Mail Stop 0655
Mail Stop 3172 Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20472-3172 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20528-065
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Alicia Mikuta Office of Intelligence and Analysis
Ph: 912-261-4512; Fax: 912-267-3113 Andrew Fausett
Building No.681, Suite 187B Ph: 202-447-3783; Fax: 202-612-1936
1131 Chapel Crossing Road Department of Homeland Security
Glynco, GA 31524 Washington, DC 20528-0001

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Science & Technology Directorate

Fernando Pineiro Erica Talley
Ph: 866-633-1182; Fax: 202-732-4265 Ph: 866-431-0486
500 12th Street, SW, Mail Stop 5009 Fax: 202-343-4011
Washington, DC 20536-5009 E-mail: [email protected]
Privacy Office, Mail Stop 0205
Office of Inspector General Department of Homeland Security
Darcia Rufus (Acting) 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE
Ph: 202-254-4001; Fax: 202-254-4398 Washington, DC 20528-0205
Department of Homeland Security
245 Murray Lane, SW, Mail Stop 0305 United States Secret Service
Washington, DC 20528 Kevin Tyrrell
Ph: 202-406-6370; Fax: 202-406-5586
245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5
Washington, DC 20223

Transportation Security Administration

Teri Miller
Ph: 1-866-FOIA-TSA
Email: [email protected]
6595 Springfield Center Dr.
Springfield, VA 20598-6020

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