USCIS · Request closures · Request IRW-123
An Associate Center Director's messages on closing Records Indexing and genealogy searches
This request asks for emails, Teams messages and work texts of an Associate Center Director at the National Records Center from July 1, 2026 that pair a Records Indexing, genealogy or certificate of non-existence term with a backlog, "no record" or closure term.
Why it matters
These messages would show whether and how closing these searches, or issuing certificates of non-existence, was discussed alongside backlog goals.
ProcessingExtension invoked
4 business days since filing (7 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 Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.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 meansTimeline
- FiledOct 10, 2026
- Acknowledged by USCISOct 13, 2026
- Final responseNot yet received