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USCIS · Request closures · Request IRW-020

Quality review rates by type of closure

This request asks for summary data on how often closed FOIA cases were checked in quality review and how often those closures were approved. It asks for the data by closure code (the reason a case was closed), track (the processing lane a request is placed in) and office, for each reporting period from January 1, 2025 to the present.

Why it matters
Shows how often closures get a second look.
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 Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.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)). USCIS placed this request in its "simple track (Track 1)," and the same letter invoked the extension. It said USCIS would need to collect records "from multiple offices, both at headquarters and in the field" and might need to "consult with another agency or other component" of the Department of Homeland Security. 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-14
Aggregate data showing quality-assurance review rates and approval rates for FOIA case closures by closure code, track, and office, by reporting period, January 1, 2025 to present.
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