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USCIS · Systems and processing · Request IRW-051

Accuracy of AI tools used to redact records

This request asks for accuracy tests, error-rate studies, reviews of how legal exemptions (reasons to withhold information) were applied, and assessments by the USCIS Privacy Office or counsel. They concern AI-assisted redaction (blacking out information) or automated closing of requests in USCIS FOIA work, from January 1, 2025 to the present.

Why it matters
If software helps redact records or close cases, people who depend on those records have a stake in knowing how accurate it is.
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 Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.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 USCISSep 14, 2026
  3. Final responseNot yet received

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Template T-43
Accuracy testing, error-rate analyses, exemption-application reviews and Privacy Office or releasable counsel assessments of AI-assisted redaction or automated closure processing in USCIS FOIA operations, January 1, 2025 to present.
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