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USCIS · Oversight and reporting · Request IRW-006

Director's "be on the lookout" messages

This request asks for emails, Teams messages, memos and other communications sent or received by the Director of the National Records Center (the USCIS office that handles most records requests) that contain "BOLO" or "be on the lookout." It covers January 1, 2025 to the present.

Why it matters
These messages could show what the Director's office told staff to watch for.
ProcessingExtension invoked 60 business days since filing (87 calendar days)

Figures as of Oct 17, 2026. Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.

These figures are more than 30 days old. They may not reflect what has happened since Oct 17, 2026.

Extension invoked
USCIS told the requester it would invoke the 10-working-day "unusual circumstances" extension the law allows (5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(B)). What an extension means

Timeline

  1. FiledJul 22, 2026
  2. Acknowledged by USCISAug 18, 2026
  3. Final responseNot yet received

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Template T-03
All emails, Microsoft Teams messages, memoranda, and other communications sent or received by the National Records Center Director containing the term 'BOLO' or the phrase 'be on the lookout,' January 1, 2025 to present.
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