Border Protection Says It's Swamped With FOIA Requests
By Tom Lotshaw, Law360, Dec. 12, 2024
U. S. Customs and Border Protection told a judge it is working to hand over records Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton requested months ago, but said a spike in document requests has made it "almost impossible" to meet Freedom of Information Act deadlines..
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In a joint scheduling report filed Tuesday, CBP said a staff of 31 full-time employees works to respond to FOIA requests on a “first-in, first-out basis,” but added that it received nearly 180,00 such requests in fiscal year 2024—a 25% jump from the prior year.”
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