Deportation Research Clinic
DRC at the Buffet Institute
Northwestern University


 

Clinic FOIA Responses: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

ICE - Jail Services Costs Statements [produced 7/1/2021].

Documents produced in response to Stevens v. ICE, case no. 20-cv-02725.

Complaint

On August 23, 2018, the Clinic requested -

"A. The most recent Jail Services Costs Statement (JSCS) for the following facilities ICE uses to hold people under immigration laws:

1)  The Berks County Residential Center, Berks County, PA;

2)  South Texas Family Residential Center, Dilley, TX;

3)  Hudson County Jail, Hudson County, NJ;

4)  Stewart County, GA, (CoreCivic);

5)  Aurora, CO (GEO);

6)  Tacoma, WA (GEO) ;

7)  Otay Mesa, CA (CoreCivic);

8)  Eloy, AZ (CoreCivic) ;

9)  Pinal County Jail, AZ;

10) Otero County Processing Center, NM (MTC);

11) Joe Corley Detention Facility, Conroe TX (GEO);

12) Houston, TX (CoreCivic on Export Drive) ;

13) IAH, Secure Adult Detention Center (MTC) (Livingstone, TX);

14) LaSalle, LA

B. Memorandum from Michael J. Davidson, Chief, CALD, OPLA, ICE to William C. Randolph, Director and Head of Contracting Activity, OAQ, ICE, Funding Intergovernmental Service Agreements (Feb. 7, 2013).

C. All information in any medium including but but (sic) not limited to e-mail, text messages, reports, contracts, memoranda, letters, or faxes signed by, from, to OR about Charlie Dent, John McCormack, Eric Ruth, Matthew Lerch, Judith Kraine, Mark Baldwin, William Dennis, Thomas Gajewski, Judith Schwank, Mark Scott in ICE components that handle Berks County, PA ICE Intergovernmental Service Agreements (IGSAs) and not responsive to previous requests. This means any document under ICE control associated with detention or removal operations, facility leases, purchases, sales, or services rendered in Berks County, PA that references any of the individuals listed above is responsive to this request. Please make sure to inquire of any ICE component responsible for any negotiations with Berks County. The time frame of this request is 2000 to the present. The most likely location of records responsive to this request are offices responsible for the Berks County, PA operations, contracts, and reviews, including but not limited to litigation for that facility. In particular, there should be communications in 2006 about ICE-contracted facility firings based on allegations of unlawful actions. Components within ICE that are alerted about misconduct or possible litigation should be searched for responsive records.

D. All grievance logs and grievances for Berks County, PA, Hudson County, NJ, and Otero County Processing Center, January 1, 2010 to present (Names and other Personally Identifying information is of course exempt and may be redacted.)

E. Since January 1, 1999, the earliest first 100 pages of documents associated with the IGSA for: 1. Berks County, PA 2. Hudson County, NJ For “F” please request documents of the component of ICE predecessor INS that would initiate discussions of IGSAs for the purposes of holding people under immigration laws. I am seeking the first information referencing these county governments as suitable detention locations by an INS component in any medium, including but not limited to emails, letters, proposals, memorandums, or reports.

F. All Evaluations associated with contracts for facilities below, including technical and performance evaluations by the Contracting Officers and ICE Detention Planning and Acquisition Unit and ongoing performance and renewals by contract officers EXCEPT Inspector reports. The time frame for this request is January 1, 2000 or the first year of the facility’s submission of the JCSC through the present (The above 14 facilities).

G. Evaluations of JCSCs by Contracting Officers and ICE Detention Planning and Acquisition Unit for all detention contracts since January 1, 2008.

H. Evaluations of the FIRST JCSCs by Contracting Officers and ICE Detention Planning and Acquisition Units (or their predecessors) for all currently operating ICE/INS detention facilities except as covered by (H)." The request was case number 2018-ICFO-59138. 

Full Productions and Contents (in progress):

1st Production [10/7/2020]

2nd Production [11/24/2020]

3rd Production [1/6/2021]

4th Production (2 parts) [1/29/2021]

Part 1:

Part 2:

5th Production [4/7/2021]

6th Production [5/21/2021]

7th Production [7/1/2021]

8th Production [8/26/2021]

9th Production [10/19/2021]

10th Production [11/5/2021]

11th Production [1/20/2022]

12th Production [1/20/2022]

13th Production [2/11/2022]

14th Production [4/8/2022]

15th Production [4/15/2022]

16th Production [4/25/2022]

17th Production [5/24/2022]

18th Production [6/17/2022]

19th Production [6/27/2022]

20th Production [8/19/2022]

21st Production [9/1/2022]

22nd Production [9/20/2022]

23rd Production [10/20/2022]

24th Production [11/21/2022]

25th Production Part 1 , Part 2 [12/19/2022]

26th Production

27th Production [2/21/2023]

28th Production [3/22/23]

Supplemental Production [produced 04/22/2022].

29th Production [9/26/23]

30th Production [9/26/23]

ICE - Items for Hudson County Jail Health Services

Documents produced in response to Stevens v. ICE, case no. 20-cv-02725. Complaint , p. 16.

On December 16, 2018, the Clinic requested - "all items maintained, received, or required to be produced by ICE related to health care services at the Hudson County jail for individuals held under immigration laws, including: (1) All contracts and associated attachments, memorandums of understanding, e-mail, and all other items associated with the submission, acceptance, and review of the CFG Health Systems, LLC, contracts with Hudson County for health care provided to people held under immigration laws. (2) All logs of grievances (oral and written) submitted by people detained at the Hudson County facility. (3) All medical expense reports submitted to ICE, including via Hudson County. (4) All reviews and reports on health care services provided to people held under immigration laws at the Hudson County facility, including regular reports, ad hoc reports, and those based on specific grievances or complaints generated by any source. (5) All reports of hunger strikes. (6) All reports of hospitalization outside of the Hudson County facility for people held under immigration laws by Hudson County." The request was case number 2019-ICFO-24680.   

First Production from 11/24/2020

Second Production from 03/20/2023

ICE - Butler County Jail Health Reports, Standards, and Staff Correspondence [produced 11/24/2020].

Documents produced in response to Stevens v. ICE, case no. 20-cv-02725. Complaint , p. 10.

Request for records related to health reports and correspondence, including information on hunger strikes, medical exams, and checkups.

Notice of Receipt:[11/24/2020 ICE FOIA Case no. 2020-00042]: (3 pages).

ICE - Private Contractor use of Detainee Labor [produced 3/8/2019].

Documents produced in response to Stevens v. BBG et al., case no. 18-cv-5391. Complaint , p. 16.

On March 16, 2018, the Clinic requested - "All material received, produced, referred to, or maintained since January 1, 2016 by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and its components related to the use of detainee labor by private contractors. This includes but is not limited to system records, contracts, including memorandums of understanding and addenda, letters, memoranda, reports, draft reports, policy proposals, notes, text messages, faxes, and email that is intra- and inter-agency as well as all communications with private lobbyists, firms, individuals, journalists, and members of Congress. Please include screenshots of interfaces used by ICE employees accessing responsive materials from databases." The request was assigned case number 2018-ICFO-26000; ICE response number 2018-ICLI-00052. 

Request for Statements of Interest in Menocal and Owino [7/20/17]

GEO Request for $2,057,000 [2/14/18]

GEO Chairman Requests Defense and Legal Fees from the DOJ [5/30/18]

GEO's Request is Denied [7/9/18]

GEO Request for Statements of Government Interest [8/14/18]

Court Accepts Allegations from Barrientos (plaintiff) [8/17/18]

Alert on Issues At the Theo Lacy Detention Facility [03/06/2017]

Aurora Contracts [08/23/2018]

GEO Discusses Adelanto Inspection Request [10/17/2018]

GEO Follow Up Request for Equitable Adjustment [05/30/2018]

GEO Forwards Cases to AUSA [06/07/2017]

GEO Touhy Request to ICE to Testify [09/19/2018]

ICE Audit of NCDF and Related Correspondence [04/15/2014]

ICE Contracts With Aurora Detention Facility [2011 to 2013] [09/11/2013]

ICE Correspondence Disproving Sovereign Immunity Claim [03/08/2018]

ICE Correspondence on Regulatory Basis of the VWP [06/06/2018]

ICE Correspondence with Ethics Expert [10/05/2018]

ICE Detention Center Cleaning Protocols [02/20/2018]

ICE Discussing Work Program Lawsuits [02/20/2018]

ICE Discussing Work Program Lawsuits [02/23/2018]

ICE Lawyer and GEO Collaboration on Litigation [01/19/2018]

ICE Lawyer and GEO Collaboration on Litigation [07/30/2018]

ICE Response to Previous Deposition Request [02/11/2016]

INS Analysis of Applicability of Employer Sanctions to Alien Detainees [02/26/1992]

INS Detention Standard for Work Program [09/20/2000]

Inspection of Denver Detention Facility [09/29/2016]

La Salle Detainee Handbook [06/08/2017]

Letter From GEO to ICE Requesting Money to Pay Court Costs [02/14/2018]

Letter from ICE to DOJ Requesting Statement of Interest [06/20/2017]

Stewart County IGSA [11/06/2006]

Tacoma City Ordinance Regarding Detention Facility [02/20/2018]

Touhy Notification For Subpoenas Issued to ICE [06/18/2018]

Menocal Rehearing Outline ICE Correspondence [7/30/2018]

Re: Touhy Notification for Subpoenas including Exhibits A-H [6/14/2018]

DOJ Legal Opinions for Alien Detainee Labor [3/20/2018]

Menocal Update ICE Correspondence [2/20/2018]

Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness Pamphlet [undated]

Medical Forms [undated]

Detainee Interview Release Forms [undated]

Correspondence for Menocal/Owino Statements of Interest [1/10/2018]

Petition for a Writ of Certiorari [undated]

Menocal Hot Lit follow up [4/5/2018]

Northwest Detention Center Base Contract [9/28/2015]

ICE Performance Work Statement - Description/Specification [undated]

ICE Performance Work Statement - Packaging/Marking [undated]

ICE Performance Work Statement - Inspection/Acceptance [undated]

ICE Performance Work Statement - Deliveries or Performance [undated]

ICE Performance Work Statement - Contract Administration Data [undated]

ICE Performance Work Statement - Special Contract Requirements [undated]

ICE Performance Work Statement - Contract Clauses [undated]

ICE Performance Work Statement - List of Documents, Exhibits, and Other Attachments [undated]

Correspondence on PlaNET Task Assignment [7/10/2018]

Notice of Withdrawal of Request to Issue Subpoena [8/16/2018]

Agency Records follow up Correspondence [1/2/2018]

Correspondence on CoreCivic Suit [2/23/18]

Correspondence on Detainee Grievance Process [6/19/18]

Correspondence on DOJ Point of Contact [6/5/18]

ICE - ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton Letter, 5/27/2013 [produced 2/24/2015].

Request for records informing Morton New Yorker Letter to the Editor claiming that reforms since 2008 have decreased the number of US citizens that ICE is detaining/deporting.

FOIA Request [5/29/2013]: Initial email from Jacqueline Stevens requesting information (2 pages).

Response [2/24/2015]: including memorandum, spreadsheets, and email correspondence (4 pages, 109 pages).

Notice of Receipt[6/6/2013 ICE FOIA Case no. 2013-21895]: (2 pages).

Fee Waiver Request[6/6/2013]: (2 pages).

FOIA Follow Up Email[11/9/2014]: email from Jacqueline Stevens giving notice that ICE has exceeded the maximum time allowed by law (499 days) to respond (6 pages).

ICE - Bed Space Reports [produced 2/05/2015].

Request for records for the location and bed-space count for ERO authorized facilities.

Response [2/05/2015]: spreadsheet detailing the number of beds per facilities (2 pages, 4 pages).

Notice of Receipt [11/25/2014 ICE FOIA Case no. 2015-07134]: (2 pages).

ICE - Government Payment for ICE Civil Lawsuits [produced 10/1/2014].

Request for records of procedures used by ICE to pay for damages in civil lawsuits, correspondence between ICE officials and employees to implement these procedures, and requests to ICE to pay for monetary damages.

Interim Response [1/15/2014]: includes memoranda and correspondence(3 pages, 100 pages).

Response [10/1/2014]: report from ICE(3 pages, 625 pages).

Notice of Receipt[7/02/2013 ICE FOIA Case no. 2103-24375]: (2 pages).

ICE - Risk Classification Assessments [produced 7/31/2014].

Request for records on ICE risk classification assessment instruments. [FOIA Case no. 2013-17862]

Cover Letter(3 pages).

Risk Classification Assessment Brief dated June 2011]: ICE Leadership Scope Brief (378 pages).

Risk Classification Assessment Statistics [2013]:

RCA Deployment Metrics [period: 2013], including data on supervisory agree or disagree for bond determinations and custody classification levels (14 pages).

RCA Deployment Metrics [since phase 1 development: 2012-2013], including data on supervisory agree or disagree for bond determinations and custody classification levels (16 pages).

RCA Graphs(16 pages).

Compliance Rates(14 pages).

Log of RCA Evalutation Revisions(1 page).

Risk Classification Assessment Final Decisions Summary Data(1 page).