FOIA.Wiki foia_wiki_v2 https://foia.wiki/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.35.5 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk FOIA.Wiki FOIA.Wiki talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Widget Widget talk Module Module talk Gadget Gadget talk Gadget definition Gadget definition talk 0 1 6452 6437 2023-12-12T14:43:46Z Amarshall 3 Added link to immigration records page 6452 wikitext text/x-wiki <big>'''Welcome to the FOIA Wiki!'''</big> This is a free and collaborative resource on the United States federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The FOIA Wiki is provided by the [//rcfp.org Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press], with contributions from [http://foiaproject.org/ The FOIA Project] at [http://trac.syr.edu/ TRAC], [https://www.muckrock.com/ MuckRock], [http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/ The National Security Archive], [https://foiamapper.com/ FOIA Mapper], [https://www.openthegovernment.org/ Open the Government], and users like you. <br> <div style="float:left; width:160px; height:100px; margin:6px; margin-left:20px; padding:10px; border-width:1px; border-style:solid; background-color:#dfdfff;"> <p><center><u>New to FOIA?</u><br> Read the [[FOIA Basics]] page to get started</center></p> </div> :→ Need information about an agency? Visit the '''[[Agencies Landing Page]]''' for regulations, statistics, record systems, lawsuits, and tips. :→ Interested in how advocates, journalists, litigators and organizations work together on FOIA? 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See the Reporters Committee's [https://www.rcfp.org/open-government-guide/ Open Government Guide]. <br> <span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-size:16pt;">Table of Contents</span> ---- <div class="mastermobdiv"> <div class="mobdiv"> *[[Introduction]] *[[FOIA Basics]] *[[Text of the FOIA]] *[[Legislative History]] *[[Agency FOIA Regulations]] *[[Executive Branch Guidance]] **[[Executive Branch Guidance#History of executive branch guidance|History]] **[[Executive Branch Guidance#Current guidance|Current Guidance]] **[[Executive Branch Guidance#OGIS guidance|OGIS Guidance]] **[[Executive Branch Guidance#OIP information and guidance|OIP Guidance]] *[[Affirmative Disclosures]] **[[Affirmative Disclosures#Information required to be published under subsection (a)(1)|(a)(1) requirements]] **[[Affirmative Disclosures#Information required to be published under subsection (a)(2)|(a)(2) requirements]] **[[Affirmative Disclosures#Enforcement of affirmative disclosure requirement|Enforcement of affirmative disclosures]] *[[Entities Subject to FOIA]] *[[Records Subject to FOIA]] **[[Records_Subject_to_FOIA#Defining_Agency_Records|Defining agency records]] **[[Records_Subject_to_FOIA#Agency_records_vs._Congressional_records|Agency records vs. Congressional records]] **[[Records_Subject_to_FOIA#Agency_records_vs._personal_records|Agency records vs. personal records]] *[[Making a FOIA Request]] **[[Making a FOIA Request#Identity of the Requester|Identity of the requester]] **[[Making a FOIA Request#Procedural requirements|Procedural requirements]] **[[Making a FOIA Request#Contents of a request|Contents of a request/specificity]] **[[Making a FOIA Request#Sample requests and templates|Sample requests and templates]] **[[Making a FOIA Request#Submitting the request|Submitting the request]] *[[Fees and Fee Categories]] **[[Fees and Fee Categories#Types of fees|Types of fees]] **[[Fees and Fee Categories#News media, and educational or noncommercial scientific requesters|News media requesters]] **[[Fees and Fee Categories#News media, and educational or noncommercial scientific requesters|Educational & scientific requesters]] **[[Fees and Fee Categories#Commercial requesters|Commercial Requesters]] **[[Fees and Fee Categories#Other requesters|Other Requesters]] *[[Fee Waivers]] *[[Expedited Processing]] <br /> </div> <div class="mobdiv"> *[[Pre-determination agency actions]] **[[Pre-determination agency actions#Accepting requests|Accepting requests]] **[[Pre-determination agency actions#Multitrack processing|Multitrack processing]] **[[Pre-determination agency actions#Searching for records|Searching for records]] **[[Sufficiency of an Agency's Search|Sufficiency of an agency's search]] **[[Pre-determination agency actions#Consultations/Referrals|Consultations/Referrals]] *[[Pre-determination communications]] **[[Pre-determination communications#Acknowledgement|Acknowledgements]] **[[Pre-determination communications#Estimated date of completion|Estimated date of completion]] **[[Pre-determination communications#Requests for information from the requester|Requests for information from the requester]] **[[Pre-determination communications#"Still interested" letters|"Still interested" letters]] **[[Pre-determination communications#Public liaisons and FOIA officers|Public liaisons and FOIA officers]] *[[Determinations]] **[[Determinations#Agency deadlines|Agency deadlines and extensions]] **[[Determinations#Required contents of a determination|Required Contents]] *[[Releasing Records]] **[[Releasing Records#Timing|Timing]] **[[Releasing Records#Duty to segregate and release non-exempt information|Duty to segregate]] **[[Releasing Records#Format of Records|Format of Records]] *[[Administrative Appeals]] **[[Administrative Appeals#Timing of an administrative appeal|Timing of an administrative appeal]] **[[Administrative Appeals#What can be appealed?|What can be appealed?]] **[[Administrative Appeals#Contents of an administrative appeal|Contents of an administrative appeal]] **[[Administrative Appeals#What can be appealed?|Timing of the agency response]] **[[Administrative Appeals#New issues raised by agency on appeal|New issues raised on appeal]] **[[Administrative Appeals#Sample administrative appeals|Sample administrative appeals]] *[[OGIS|Office of Government Information Services]] **[[OGIS#Mediation|Mediation]] **[[OGIS#Compliance Reviews|Compliance Reviews]] **[[OGIS#Recommendations/Other|Recommendations/Other]] *[[FOIA_Basics#Requester_options_for_agency_delay.2Fnon-responsiveness|Requester options for agency delay/non-responsiveness]] <br /> </div> <div class="mobdiv"> *[[Exemptions|Exemptions from disclosure]] **[[Foreseeable Harm Standard]] **[[Exemption 1]] (classification) **[[Exemption 2]] (internal rules) **[[Exemption 3]] (prohibited by other statutes) **[[Exemption 4]] (trade secrets & commercial info) ***[[Exemption 4#Trade Secrets|Trade Secrets]] ***[[Exemption 4#Commercial or Financial Information|Commercial or Financial Information]] **[[Exemption 5]] (discovery privileges) ***[[Exemption 5#Threshold Requirement: "Inter-Agency or Intra-Agency Memorandums or Letters"|Threshold Requirement]] ***[[Deliberative Process Privilege]] ***[[Work Product Privilege]] ***[[Attorney-Client Privilege]] ***[[Additional Exemption 5 Privileges|Other Privileges]] **[[Exemption 6]] (personal privacy) ***[[Exemption 6#Threshold Requirement: "Personnel and Medical Files and Similar Files"|Threshold Requirement]] ***[[Exemption 6#"Clearly Unwarranted Invasion of Personal Privacy"|Privacy Interest]] ***[[Exemption 6#"Clearly Unwarranted Invasion of Personal Privacy"|Public Interest]] **[[Exemption 7]] (law enforcement) ***[[Exemption 7#Threshold Requirement: "Compiled for Law Enforcement Purposes"|Threshold Requirement]] ***[[Exemption 7(A)]] ***[[Exemption 7(B)]] ***[[Exemption 7(C)]] ***[[Exemption 7(D)]] ***[[Exemption 7(E)]] ***[[Exemption 7(F)]] **[[Exemption 8]] (regulation of financial institutions) **[[Exemption 9]] (wells) *[[§ 552(c) Exclusions]] *[[Glomar| Glomar Responses]] *[[Waiver and Prior Disclosure]] *[[Discretionary Disclosure]] <br /> </div> <div class="mobdiv"> *[[Specific Subject Matters]] **[[Algorithms and Computer Code]] **[[Immigration Records]] *[[Litigation]] **[[Standing]] **[[Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies]] **[[Jurisdiction and Venue]] **[[Statute of Limitations]] **[[Complaints]] **[[Service and Answers]] **[[Preliminary Injunctions]] **[[Motions to Dismiss]] **[[Open America Stays]] **[[Release of Records in Litigation]] **[[Discovery]] **[[Vaughn Indices]] **[[Agency Declarations]] **[[In Camera Inspection]] **[[Standard of Review]] **[[Motions for Summary Judgment]] **[[Trial]] **[[Relief and Remedies]] **[[Costs and Attorney Fees]] *[[Appellate Practice]] *[[Reverse FOIA Lawsuits]] *[[Agency Reporting Requirements]] *[[FOIA and the Privacy Act]] *[[FOIA and the Administrative Procedure Act]] *[[Mandatory Declassification Review]] *[[Government Shutdowns|Government Shutdowns and FOIA]] *[[COVID-19|COVID-19 and FOIA]] *[[Major Supreme Court FOIA Cases]] *[[Additional Resources]] *[[Special:AllPages|Index of all FOIA Wiki articles]] <br /> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> ox99dq1j6t8brs4f8mzivftkjyo2v2e