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USCIS · Appeals · Request IRW-040

Meetings on how FOIA appeals are handled, October 2026 onward

This request asks for records of meetings of a working group on how FOIA appeals are processed (called the FOIA Tiger Team or Fusion Cell), and of any later group doing the same work under another name. It covers invitations, attendee lists, agendas, attached drafts, notes and follow-up documents, from October 1, 2026 to the present.

Why it matters
The records could show whether the effort to change how appeals are handled continued, and in what form.
ProcessingExtension invoked 27 business days since filing (39 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 Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.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. FiledSep 8, 2026
  2. Acknowledged by USCISOct 6, 2026
  3. Final responseNot yet received

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Template T-33
All records concerning the FOIA Tiger Team or Fusion Cell meetings concerning FOIA appeals processing, including the meeting invitation, attendee list, agenda, the draft documents attached to the invitation, minutes or notes, and follow-up implementation memoranda or workflow documents, including any successor effort operating under a different name, October 1, 2026 through present.
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