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USCIS · Staffing and backlog · Request IRW-105

Leave restrictions for FOIA and National Records Center staff, 2026

This request asks for group notices sent since August 1, 2026 to FOIA or National Records Center staff that suspend, cancel, restrict or put conditions on leave in 2026. It also asks for attachments stating the reason, length and exceptions.

Why it matters
These notices would show whether leave was restricted for these staff in 2026 and what reasons were given.
ProcessingExtension invoked 10 business days since filing (16 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 Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.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. FiledOct 1, 2026
  2. Acknowledged by USCISOct 7, 2026
  3. Final responseNot yet received

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Template T-74
A memorandum, email notice, TEAMS message, or announcement issued between August 1, 2026 and the date of the search by USCIS leadership, National Records Center management, or FOIA/PA management to FOIA/PA or National Records Center staff as a group that suspends, cancels, restricts, or conditions the approval of annual leave or other leave for any period in calendar year 2026, together with any attachment to that notice stating the reason for the restriction, its duration, or its exceptions. Individual employees' leave requests, approvals, denials, and timekeeping records are excluded, as is other personal information.
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