USCIS · Staffing and backlog · Request IRW-116
FOIA processor training and review of new processors
This request asks for training schedules, agendas and curricula for FOIA processor classes held since August 1, 2026. It also asks for the rules on quality review of newly trained processors' work, and any announcement changing the training or review requirements.
Why it matters
These records would show how new staff are trained and how closely their work is checked before decisions go out.
ProcessingExtension invoked
6 business days since filing (10 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 Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.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 meansTimeline
- FiledOct 7, 2026
- Acknowledged by USCISOct 14, 2026
- Final responseNot yet received
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Template T-81
1. All training schedules, agendas, and curricula used for any training class for FOIA case processors held from August 1, 2026 through the date of the search. 2. All written policies, standard operating procedures, or guidance setting quality review requirements for work by newly trained processors (including the percentage of cases reviewed and the length of any review period) in effect at any time from August 1, 2026 through the date of the search. 3. Any memorandum, email, or Teams post issued from August 1, 2026 through the date of the search announcing a change to the training or quality review requirements described above.How to file it