How to File a Freedom of Information Act Request with EOIR
March 21, 2009 by Thomas Esparza
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U.S. Department of Justice
Office of the Director
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Falls Church, Virginia 22041
FACT SHEET
Contact:
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Internet:
October 9, 2008
How to File a Freedom of Information Act Request with EOIR
To file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Executive Office for
Immigration Review (EOIR), your request:
• Must be in writing, either handwritten or typed.
• Must describe the records you seek.
• Must include identifying information such as the full name of the alien whose
records you are requesting, the date and court location of the proceedings, and the
alien registration number (if known).
To request information about yourself, your request must include either:
• A completed
Form DOJ-361
Form G-639), or
• A notarized statement from a notary public who has witnessed your signature on
the request, or
• The following statement, written immediately above your signature on the
request: “I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on [date].”
To request information about another individual, or on behalf of another individual, your
request must include a notarized statement from that individual giving his or her consent to
release the information to you.
To request information about a deceased individual, your request must include proof of
the individual’s death. (Proof of death may be a death certificate, newspaper obituary, or some
other form of comparable proof.)
For more information see
http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/efoia/foiafact.htm
further questions, please contact the FOIA Service Center at (703) 605-1297.
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The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) is an agency within the Department
of Justice. Under delegated authority from the Attorney General, immigration judges and the
Board of Immigration Appeals interpret and adjudicate immigration cases according to
United States immigration laws. EOIR’s immigration judges conduct administrative court
proceedings in immigration courts located throughout the nation. They determine whether
foreign-born individuals—who are charged by the Department of Homeland Security with
violating immigration law—should be ordered removed from the United States or should be
granted relief from removal and be permitted to remain in this country. The Board of
Immigration Appeals primarily reviews appeals of decisions by immigration judges. EOIR’s
Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer adjudicates immigration-related employment
cases. EOIR is committed to ensuring fairness in all of the cases it adjudicates.
Executive Office for Immigration Review
