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USCIS · Oversight and reporting · Request IRW-106

FOIA questions mailbox activity, April 2026 to present

This request asks for folder listings showing the date and time of each message in the Inbox and Sent Items of the FOIAPAQuestions mailbox, and of any other mailbox the FOIA Public Liaison uses to answer requesters. It does not ask for message content. It asks for subject lines with only personal details, such as names, blacked out. It covers April 1, 2026 to the date of the search.

Why it matters
The listings could show whether requester questions are being answered and how quickly.
ProcessingExtension invoked 10 business days since filing (16 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 Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.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. FiledOct 1, 2026
  2. Acknowledged by USCISOct 7, 2026
  3. Final responseNot yet received

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Template T-75
The folder listings, showing the date and time of each message, for the Inbox and the Sent Items folders of the FOIAPAQuestions@uscis.dhs.gov mailbox, and of any other mailbox used by the USCIS FOIA Public Liaison to receive or answer requester inquiries, for the period April 1, 2026 through the date of the search. Message content is not sought. Sender and recipient names and email addresses may be redacted. In subject lines, only names, A-numbers, dates of birth, and other personal identifiers should be redacted; FOIA request numbers, appeal numbers, and the remaining subject-line text should be released.
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