The CBP FOIA Reading Room serves as a central resource for public access to government records, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2). This room supports transparency and accountability by providing direct access to essential records and information. Visitors can review reports, policies, and other official documents to gain insight into government operations.
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This Directive is designed to provide CBP personnel with procedures and practices for the disclosure of CBP-collected and maintained information, including records containing personally identifiable
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This Directive is designed to provide CBP personnel with guidance and procedures related to the disclosure of employee data, specifically personally identifiable information, in response
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Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon | Frequently Requested Records
Records pertaining to Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon
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2011 Seized Asset Management and Enforcement Procedures Handbook | Administrative Handbooks, Directives & Policy Guidance/Memos
This handbook consolidates the standards that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel must follow when initiating procedures
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Procedures for Personal Effects | Administrative Handbooks, Directives & Policy Guidance/Memos
The purpose of this memo is to notify all Office of Field Operations personnel of an update to the Seized Asset Management and Enforcement Procedures
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Non-Immigrants Admission Codes Data | Statistical Records
The number of attempted admission of an alien as H-1B, L-1, L-2 H-2B, H-2R, H-2A, H-4, O-1, O-2, P-1, P-2, E-1, E-2, E-3 for nonimmigrants
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Venntel Analytics | Frequently Requested Records
Venntel Analytics documents. (ACLU Michigan records)
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Personal Effects Internal Operating Procedures | Administrative Handbooks, Directives & Policy Guidance/Memos
This document contains the memorandum for the Personal Effects Internal Operating Procedures.
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Memorandum Enforcement Operations for Students and Exchange Visitors | Frequently Requested Records
The following document contains the memorandum for enforcement operations pertaining to students and exchange visitors.
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Monthly FOIA Logs CY 2022 | FOIA Logs
Monthly FOIA Logs for Calendar Year 2022.
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FOIA 508 Accessibility Note
The PDFs from this section of our website may not be fully accessible under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Members of the public may request a Section 508 compliant accessible copy of a released document, if needed. When requesting accessibility assistance, please indicate your name, email, a phone number where you can be reached, and the accessible document requested. Please send your reasonable modification request to the FOIA mailbox at cbpfoiapublicliaison@cbp.dhs.gov with the subject line "FOIA Disability Modification" or call (202) 325-0150. A representative from our office will contact you to address your request.
(If you need telecommunication relay service (TRS) assistance to communicate with the CBP FOIA Office and you are in the United States, please dial 711 to obtain TRS assistance and notify the Communications Assistant that you want to contact the CBP FOIA Office at the telephone number (202) 325-0150.)
NOTE: A Section 508 compliant accessible copy of a document may be altered to meet disclosure requirements but will contain the same information.