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FOIA Reading Room
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01-19-2023 Venntel Analytics Significant Records of Interest Venntel January 2022 part 1 , Venntel January 2022 part 2 , Venntel January 2022 part 3 , Venntel January 2022 part 4 , Venntel January 2022 part 5 , Venntel January 2022 part 6 , Venntel January 2022 part 7.2 , Venntel January 2022 part 7.1 , Venntel January 2022 part 7.4 , Venntel January 2022 part 7.3 , Venntel January 2022 part 7.5 , Venntel January 2022 part 8.1 , Venntel January 2022 part 8.2 , Venntel January 2022 part 9 , Venntel January 2022 part 10 , Venntel January 2022 part 11 , Venntel January 2022 part 12 , Venntel January 2022 part 13
10-13-2022 Personal Effects Internal Operating Procedures Manuals and Instructions Personal Effects Internal Operating Procedures Memo
10-11-2022 Memorandum Enforcement Operations for Students and Exchange Visitors Significant Records of Interest Memorandum Enforcement Operations for Students and Exchange Visitors
10-06-2022 Monthly FOIA Logs CY 2022 FOIA Logs FOIA Log: January 2022 , FOIA Log: February 2022 , FOIA Log: March 2022 , FOIA Log: April 2022 , FOIA Log: May 2022 , FOIA Log: June 2022 , FOIA Log July 2022 , FOIA Log August 2022 , FOIA Log September 2022
10-04-2022 FOIA Logs 2018 FOIA Logs FOIA Log January 2018 , FOIA Log February 2018 , FOIA Log March 2018 , FOIA Log April 2018 , FOIA Log May 2018 , FOIA Log June 2018 , FOIA Log July 2018 , FOIA Log August 2018 , FOIA Log September 2018 , FOIA Log October 2018 , FOIA Log November 2018 , FOIA Log December 2018
09-28-2022 CPE Traveler Verification Service Final Report Significant Records of Interest CPE Final Report Traveler Verification Service
09-25-2022 Foreign Language Services Directives Guidance on Providing Language Assistance to Other LEA's , Over-the-Phone Translation Services
09-25-2022 2013-031_Roles and Responsibilities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Offices and Personnel Regarding Provision of Language Access Directives 2130-031 Roles and Responsibilities of U.S. CBP Offices and Personnel Regarding Provision of Language Access
09-22-2022 Jones Act Waiver Request Significant Records of Interest Jones Act Waiver Requests
09-22-2022 Directive 2130-030 Prevention, Detection, and Response to Sexual Abuse in CBP Holding Facilities Directives Directive 2130-030 Prevention, Detection, and Response to Sexual Abuse in CBP Holding Facilities

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Publication Date: 02/28/2020
Modification Date: 09/30/2020