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Tina M. Luongo
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Atomey in Charge
Criminal Practice
Freedom of Information Act Office
500 l2th Street, S.W., Stop 5009
Washington, D.C. 20536-5009
Via electronic mail: ICll:-[OIA'lidhs.oor
All records, documents, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to how ICE and the
National Gang Unit (NGU) track and maintain data on individuals.
3. Total number of employees assigned to the NGU, by year lrom January 2006 to
present.
5. The names of all domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies with which
Homeland Security Investigations' (HSI) NGU partners through Operation
Community Shield.
6. The names of all agencies with which HSI shares information regarding criminal
gang investigations.
8. Copies of all documents, records, and forms used by ICE, HSI, NGU, and Operation
Community Shield to track gang intelligence.
Anthony Posada, The Legal Aid Society: Community Justice Unit, 199 Water Street 6
Floor New York, NY 10038
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. $ 5 52(a)(6)(e)(i), I expect a response within the twenty (20) day
statutory time limit.
IlthisRequest is denied in whole or in part, I ask that youjustify all deletions by reference
to specific exemptions ofthe FOIA. I expect release olall segregable portions of otherwise
exempt material. Further, recognizing that it may take longer to provide certain documents
than others, I request that you provide us with documents as they become available rather
than waiting for the complete set.
Ifyou have any questions in processing this request, I can be contacted at the address
above, via e-mail at aposada@legal-aid.org, or by telephone al (212) 577-3385.
Sincerely,
Anthony Po
Supervising Attomey
The Legal Aid Society
Community Justice Unit
(212) s77-338s
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on behalfofa coalition consisting of:
Family members ofpeople impacted by "gang" policing, Brooklyn Defender Services,
Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), Coalition to End Broken Windows, Critical
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Resistance NYC, ICE-Free NYC, Just Leadership USA, Legal Aid Society, Mi Casa No Es
Tu Casa, Policing and Social Justice Proj ect at Brooklyn College, PROP, Reform RICO,
Queens Neighborhoods United, Unlocal, Voices of Community Activists & Leaders
(VOCAL-NY), We Care, Why Accountability, and Youth Represent.