Subject: Request for most recent Staffing Plans for El Centro, Florence, and Houston CDF From: Jackie Stevens Date: 9/22/2013 10:03 AM To: CC: To Whom It May Concern, I write under the Freedom of Information Act to request copies of the most recent "Staffing Plan"s submitted by the contractor per a "deliverables" requirement to the Contracting Officer(s) for the *El Centro SPC*, CA, *Florence SPC*, Houston (CDF), TX ICE detention facilities. As a scholar, blogger and public commentator and reporter on immigration law enforcement, I am entitled to a waiver of duplication fees because disclosure of this information is in the public interest within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(A)(iii). The disclosure of this information is “likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government” and is “not primarily in the commercial interest of the requester.” As a scholar, blogger and a writer on immigration law enforcement, I am entitled to a waiver of duplication fees because disclosure of this information is in the public interest within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(A)(iii). The disclosure of this information is “likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government” and is “not primarily in the commercial interest of the requester.” Thank you for your time. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me here or by phone at 847-467-2093. I am making this request on behalf of myself and the Deportation Research Clinic, of which I am the director. Jacqueline Stevens -- Jacqueline Stevens Professor Political Science and Legal Studies Board Northwestern University Director Deportation Research Clinic Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies http://www.cics.northwestern.edu/programs/deportationresearch/ phone 847-467-2093 fax 847-491-8985 Mail 601 University Place Department of Political Science Northwestern University Evanston, IL 60208 http://www.jacquelinestevens.org http://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com