The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA) will have limited access for processing incoming physical mail due to the national response to COVID-19. It is highly recommended that all correspondence regarding FOIA requests be sent electronically to ice-foia@ice.dhs.gov to avoid delay in processing.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires agencies to make various types of records available for public inspection in electronic form. These records are available through this page.
- For reports and publications relating to ICE's mission and strategy, please visit Information Library above.
- For information about ICE leadership and operations, please visit Who We Are.
- All requests for alien files, including all records therein, should be requested from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the National Records Center (NRC), FOIA division, P.O. Box 648010, Lee's Summit, MO 64064-5570. Alien files are under the control of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Please refer any questions about alien file record requests to 1-800-375-5283 or U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
- To check the status of an ICE FOIA/PA request, please visit http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status. Please note that to check the status of a request, you must enter the 2015-ICFO-XXXXX or 2016-ICFO-XXXXX tracking number.