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Review of FOIA policies adopted since September 2025

This request asks for records from April 1 to June 30, 2026 on a May 2026 senior review of USCIS FOIA policies issued on or after September 16, 2025, and any decision on which policies were reverted around May 26, 2026 and which were kept, including the requirement to give a residential address.

Why it matters
Would show which rules affecting requesters were withdrawn, which stayed, and what was decided.
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 Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.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-26
All records dated April 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026 concerning senior-component review of USCIS FOIA policies issued on or after September 16, 2025, including records of a call held on or about May 19, 2026 among senior USCIS officials and a Deputy Chief Counsel (calendar invitations, attendee lists, agendas, briefing materials, decision memoranda, and follow-up correspondence), and any decision record identifying which policies were reverted effective on or about May 26, 2026 and which were retained, including any record addressing retention of the mandatory residential-address requirement.
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