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USCIS · Oversight and reporting · Request IRW-046

Press office records on the FOIA backlog and lawsuit

This request asks for records from the USCIS Office of Public Affairs and press office about Nightingale v. USCIS (a federal lawsuit over USCIS delays in releasing immigration files), news coverage of the USCIS FOIA backlog, or questions from Government Executive and similar news outlets. It covers December 1, 2025 to the present.

Why it matters
The records would show how the agency described its records program to the public and the press.
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 Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.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-38
Office of Public Affairs and press-office records concerning Nightingale v. USCIS, media coverage of USCIS FOIA backlog, or inquiries from Government Executive and similar outlets, December 1, 2025 to present.
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