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Foia Response From Uscis On Parole, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia Jan 2015

Foia Response From Uscis On Parole, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

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Foia Response On Orders Of Supervision, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia Dec 2014

Foia Response On Orders Of Supervision, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

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Standard Operating Procedure For Deferred Action (Non-Daca), Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia Dec 2014

Standard Operating Procedure For Deferred Action (Non-Daca), Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

In January 2015, I filed a FOIA request seeking updated internal policies and correspondence regarding deferred action (non-DACA) with USCIS. In August 2015, I received a response containing the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) (version date 3/7/2012) and some e-mails regarding the jurisdiction that applies when a person's case has been administratively closed. Attached is the Cover Letter and Response. Notably, the SOP provided is identical to the one I received through FOIA in 2013, leading to the conclusion that 1) the SOP has not been updated in three years; or 2) the updated version was not provided.


Foia Response From Ice On Parole, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia Dec 2014

Foia Response From Ice On Parole, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

In Fall 2014 I filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request with ICE seeking policy documents and communications relating to parole. ICE provided me with a formal response dated May 22, 2015, 2013. I received 198 pages, many of which have been redacted. Below are some of the items contained in the FOIA Response: • ICE Lesson Plan: Alien Encounters- Detention and Removal Operations Training Division (January 2009) • ICE Lesson Plan: Alternate Orders of Removal- Detention and Removal Operations Training Division (December 2008) • ICE Powerpoint: Parole Policy Training –including o Parole Procedures o Worksheets o Denial Letters …