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Practice Advisory | November 2017 A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE to COMPLETING foia REQUESTS with DHS |NOVEMBER 2017 1 I. Introductioni The Freedom of Information Act ( foia ) entitles every person access to certain information from the federal A person can file a request under this act, called a foia request , to any federal agency to request documents about herself or others. A foia request can be an invaluable tool in immigration law to help an immigrant and her representative. There are many reasons a person may want to see the documents about her that the government has. When the person is applying for an immigration benefit or fighting removal, it is not only helpful, but also often critical to the success of the person s case to have a copy of certain documents. For example, the person might need to see a paper trail of her previous immigration history to help piece together what happened. The Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) is often the most important federal agency for immigration practitioners and their clients to target with a foia request .
Practice Advisory | November 2017 A Step-by-Step Guide to Completing FOIA Requests with DHS |NOVEMBER 2017 2 However, if you are looking for more information about …
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