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USCIS · Oversight and reporting · Request IRW-045

Questions from Congress and USCIS's answers

This request asks for records of congressional inquiries to USCIS, and USCIS's responses, about the FOIA backlog (unfinished requests), how the National Records Center handles requests, Nightingale v. USCIS (a federal lawsuit over USCIS delays in releasing immigration files), or USCIS's policy on proof of identity. It covers January 1, 2025 to the present.

Why it matters
The records would show what Congress asked and what USCIS told it.
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 Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.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 7, 2026
  3. Final responseNot yet received

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Template T-37
Records of congressional inquiries to USCIS, and USCIS responses, concerning FOIA backlog, FOIA processing at the National Records Center, Nightingale v. USCIS, or Verification of Identity policy, January 1, 2025 to present.
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