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USCIS · Oversight and reporting · Request IRW-099

Search of the Deputy Director's messages for certain words

This request asks USCIS to search Microsoft Teams chats and texts on government phones of the Deputy Director of the National Records Center, from September 1 to 30, 2026. It asks for messages where "cut" or "cutting" appears with "corner" or "corners," or "ignore" or "ignoring" appears with "law," in the same message.

Why it matters
The search would show whether those words appear together in the Deputy Director's messages.
ProcessingExtension invoked 14 business days since filing (20 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 Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.

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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 27, 2026
  2. Acknowledged by USCISOct 7, 2026
  3. Final responseNot yet received

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Template T-68
Microsoft Teams chat messages, including direct messages and group chats, and text messages sent from or received on government-issued mobile devices, sent or received by the Deputy Director, National Records Center, from September 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026, in which either of the following appears within the same message: (a) "cut" or "cutting" together with "corner" or "corners"; or (b) "ignore" or "ignoring" together with "law."
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