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FOIA Library
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires FOIA Reading Rooms contain four distinct categories of records. The four categories of Reading Room records are: 1) "final opinions [and] . . . orders" made in the adjudication of cases; 2) specific agency policy statements; 3) "administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect a member of the public"; and 4) records disclosed in response to a FOIA request that "the agency determines have become or are likely to become the subject of subsequent requests for substantially the same records." These records are available through this page. Please note that DHS does not have designated documents in the "final opinions [and] . . . orders" made in the adjudication of cases and "administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect a member of the public" categories so these pages do not exist here. However, DHS continuously updates each of the four categories of Reading Room records and will make such disclosures as documents become available.
NOTICE: DHS strives to provide equal access to information and data to people with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Not all of the documents on this page are fully Section 508 compliant. If you have problems with any of the documents on this page and need assistance, please contact the FOIA Office at 202-343-1743.
- For reports and publications relating to the Department’s mission and strategy, please visit About the Department of Homeland Security, which contains links to many of those documents.
- For reports and publications released by Department of Homeland Security components please visit their FOIA pages.
- FOIA requests must be addressed to component(s) you believe hold the records sought. See Directing Requests to Proper Components.
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Requested Records
Copies of all records, regardless of form or format, which have been released to any person under the FOIA and which, because of the nature of their subject matter, the Departmental Offices determines have become or are likely to become the subject of subsequent requests for substantially the same records.
Frequently Requested
- Balanced Workforce Strategy Guidance Version 2.0
- Certain Seizure Data from CBP
- Civil Unrest and Disturbance Records
- Congressional Correspondence
- COVID-19 Related Records
- CRCL Onsite Investigation Memos
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Characteristics Data (PDF, 12 pages -108 KB)
- Delegation to Assistant Secretary of Health Affairs Chief Medical Officer
- DHS Departmental FOIA Backlog Reduction Strategy: 2020 - 2023
- DHS Expansion of Biometrics Memo
- DHS Impact of Federal Budget Sequestration
- DHS Office of General Counsel July 2010 Release to Associated Press Regarding DHS FOIA Process
- DHS Office of Inspector General Report: DHS' Process for Responding to FOIA and Congressional Requests
- DHS Open Government Data Sets
- DHS Purchase Card Information
- DHS Records Regarding Changes to the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Guidelines
- DHS S&T Laboratory Fact Sheet
- DHS Weekly Cabinet Report
- Documents Related to a February 2018 Press Release Regarding the Border Wall
- Federal Protective Services Protective Security Officer (FPS PSO) Medical Standards
- Fee Waiver or Claims Membership in a Preferential Fee Category (MuckRock)
- FEMA Individual and Public Assistance Claims Paid for Flood Disasters From 1998 to 2011
- eFOIA Mobile Application Related Records
- FOIA Improvement Plan
- Frequently Requested Letters
- FY06 to FY12 Loss, Damaged, or Destroyed (LDD) List
- Jones Act Waivers Executed by DHS January - September 2011
- Memoranda and Directives Related to FOIA
- Memo Expanding the Scope of the DHS Insider Threat Program
- Memo on Information Regarding First Amendment Protected Activities
- New York University Medical Center Public Assistance Project Worksheets Regarding Hurricane Sandy
- No Mas Muertas/No More Deaths Records from CBP
- Occupy Wall Street
- Termination of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
- Travel Reports (including Senior Official Travel Reports and Premium Class Travel Reports)
- Presidential Transition Records
- Donation to the Department of Homeland Security by President Trump
- Primary Mission Essential Functions (PMEFs) by Department
- Procurement Awards and Orders
- Prohibited Items Program, NPPD FPS Directive 15.9.3.1 rev 1
- Resignation Letter of Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen
- Resignation Email of Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen to Staff
- Resumes of Political Appointees
- Sheriff David Clarke's Possible Appointment to DHS
- USCIS A-Files of Interest
- Zero Tolerance Policy and EO 13481, Affording Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation
Calendars
Countering Violent Extremism (CVE)
- Countering Violent Extremism Program
- Countering Violent Extremism Grant Records
- Countering Violent Extremism Grant Applications (Awarded)
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Wall Records
- CBP Border Wall Records (American Oversight v. Department of Homeland Security)
- CBP Border Wall Records (Center for Biological Diversity v. Duke)
- CBP Border Wall Records (Center for Biological Diversity v. Department of Homeland Security)
- CBP Border Wall Records (Center for Investigative Reporting v. Department of Homeland Security)
- CBP Border Wall Records (Sierra Club v. Department of Homeland Security)
- CBP Border Wall Records (various)
DHS Privacy Office FOIA Releases
Executive Orders
Executive Orders on Protecting the Homeland What DHS is Doing
- Presidential Executive Order 13767: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements
- Presidential Executive Order 13768: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States
- Presidential Executive Order 13769, 13780: Protecting The Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States
- Presidential Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs
- Presidential Executive Order 13777: Enforcing The Regulatory Reform Agenda
- Presidential Executive Order 13799: Establishment of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
- Presidential Executive Order 13780: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States
FOIA Monthly Reports
Logs
- Congressional Correspondence Logs
- DHS Privacy Office FOIA Logs
- DHS Component Logs
- Other Frequently Requested Correspondence Logs
National Vetting Center
- National Vetting Center Implementation Plan
- National Vetting Center Privacy Impact Assessment
- National Vetting Center Working Group Charter
- National Vetting Governance Board Charter
Reports
Statements of Policy and Interpretations
Those statements of policy and interpretations which have been adopted by the Departmental Offices and are not published in the Federal Register.