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Records the government holds

They have a file on you. You're allowed to read it.

Immigration and enforcement decisions ride on records you've never seen. FOIA is the statutory right to see them — and, when agencies ignore the clock or redact past reason, the courthouse enforces it.

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FOIA

Your USCIS file (the A-file)

The single most useful document set in any immigration fight.

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State Department visa records

What the consulate wrote down, and what you can actually get.

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CBP entries, exits & inspections

The border's version of your history — worth checking before it surprises you.

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FBI identity & records checks

The rap-sheet request that explains half of all mystery delays.

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Appealing a FOIA denial

Exemption boilerplate is a first offer, not a verdict.

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Suing when they ignore the clock

Constructive exhaustion — the statute's gift to the ignored.

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The exemptions, translated

What (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(7) actually protect — and don't.

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The A-file, explained

What lives in the government's folder about you.

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FOIA as litigation discovery

Using records requests to arm an appeal or APA suit.

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How long FOIA takes

The statutory clock, the real clocks, and the lever between them.