Translation Assistance FOIA: Response from OIG

Full Response from DHS Office of Inspector General

Cover letter dated August 16, 2012 from Katherine Gallo, Assistant Counsel to the Inspector General, to Melissa Crow, American Immigration Council, indicating that 1 page of records was releasable in full, 7 pages were partially releasable, and 1 page was withheld in full under 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6), (b)(7)(A), and (b)(7)(C).  An attachment to the letter indicates that the record withheld is a complaint intake document on an open law enforcement investigation.

Pages 1-3:  Records appear to relate to complaint filed by Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) regarding CBP enforcement action in a detention facility in Tacoma, WA against Korean speaker with limited English proficiency.

Page 4:  Record appears to relate to CBP enforcement action in Forks, WA.

Pages 5-7:  Records appear to relate to complaint by NWIRP regarding alleged wrongful stop and detention without probable cause.

Page 8:  Record appears to relate to complaint regarding CBP’s alleged use of coercive tactics.