Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request Guidance

This is a collaboration between AALDEF and the Suffolk University Law School Immigrant Justice Clinic. This is not legal advice.

Immigration records help attorneys understand your immigration history in order to find ways to fight back against deportations. Use this step-by-step FOIA tool to request your records.

Answer the following questions to see what agencies you may need to request FOIA records from. If you already know which agency records you need to request, skip to the links below for step-by-step instructions:

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If you already know which agency records you need to request, click on the links below for step-by-step instructions on how to do so: