Please contact the FOIA Officer(s) if you have any questions.
Please note that most CBP records are also in your immigration file at USCIS.Customs and Border Protection (CBP) records – apprehension, entry, exit, expedited removal, background investigations, or inspections by CBP, I-94 records, travel industry reservation data such as passenger name record (PNR), voluntary return and deportation records.Please note that most ICE records are also in your immigration file at USCIS.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) records – SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information) records, medical or other records while someone was detained, I-213: Record of Deportable Alien, bond obligor and investigation records.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) records – an individual’s immigration records plus applications, apprehensions, birth certificate, arrival and departures from the U.S., I-129: Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, I-90: Application to Replace a Permanent Resident Card (green card), I-130: Petition for Alien Relative, I-140: Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, I-485: Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, I-751: Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, N-400: Application for Naturalization, Labor certification, Naturalization Certificate, Proof of Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status, Record of removal from the U.S. These agencies consult and share A-Files within the federal government to make decisions about immigration benefits and conduct law enforcement actions. A-Files contain records contributed by federal agencies such as ICE, CBP, and USCIS.
Requests for individual immigration records should be made directly to USCIS, the federal agency that manages and releases A-Files, where these records are maintained. A-files are a series of records maintained on a person that document the person's immigration history. How do I know whether the records are at ICE, USCIS, CBP or another DHS component? If you are requesting an amendment or correction to an ICE record please contact the ICE Privacy Office at: 500 12th St., SW Stop 5004 Washington, DC 20536-5004.If you are requesting ICE records about yourself or on behalf of someone else, please complete the Certification of Identity form.If you have a question about an ICE policy or activity please contact ICE.
A question does not amount to a FOIA request. Please know that the FOIA does not require we answer your questions.A timeframe may speed up the search process as well. When possible, please include specific information that may assist ICE in identifying the requested records such as: date, title or name, author, recipient, subject matter, case number, file designation, or reference/case number.Please submit your FOIA request in writing via the online portal or mail and reasonably describe the records you’re seeking.