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USCIS · Appeals · Request IRW-019

How appeals sent to one office are counted

This request asks for records showing how appeals (requests to review a FOIA decision) sent to the office coded PPO are counted when USCIS reports its appeals backlog. It asks for setup records, procedures, and any releasable advice on the legal deadlines for deciding those appeals, 2025 to the present.

Why it matters
If appeals sent to this office are counted differently, the reported number of waiting appeals may not show the full picture.
ProcessingExtension invoked 27 business days since filing (39 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 Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.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. FiledSep 8, 2026
  2. Acknowledged by USCISOct 6, 2026
  3. Final responseNot yet received

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Template T-13
Records sufficient to show how FOIA appeal cases routed to the office designated PPO are counted in appeals backlog reporting, including configuration records, procedures, and releasable advice concerning statutory appeal deadlines for cases so routed, 2025 to present.
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