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Obtaining legally redacted FBI records to verify trafficking allegations requires precise FOIA requests, awareness of statutory exemptions, use of agency FOIA channels (including the FBI’s eFOIPA and ...
Researchers seeking to identify rely on a mix of public records, agency FOIA libraries, tailored FOIA requests, and administrative appeals or litigation when denials occur; these techniques must navig...
Publicly available CIA records show that the agency has released minutes, agendas and other documentary traces of meetings chaired by or involving CIA directors, and it maintains a searchable FOIA Ele...
Federal FOIA requests must be in writing, reasonably describe the records sought, and are handled by the agency that controls the records; agencies must disclose records unless covered by nine statuto...
FOIA can be used to obtain another person’s U.S. immigration records, but agencies require precise identifying information and often limit release of A‑files to the subject or their authorized represe...
You can file an FBI FOIA/FOIPA request online via the FBI’s eFOIA/eFOIPA portal or the paper request routes and can ask for expedited processing and fee waivers; the FBI explains procedures and a requ...