Freedom of Information Act Office U.S. Department of Homeland Security 500 12th St SW, Stop 5009 Washington, DC 20536 November 17, 2016 Jason Koebler MuckRock DEPT MR 26337 411A Highland Ave. Somerville, MA 02144 RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2016-ICFO-41845 Dear Mr. Koebler: This letter is the final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), dated June 22, 2016. You have requested A list of seizures and closed investigations (as well as closing documents) from “Operation Chain Reaction” involving products made by Apple, Inc. from January 1, 2014 through the time this request is processed. Any documentation, presentations, or instructions sent to DHS by Apple to help identify Apple products or to help investigate alleged copyright infringement.. Due to the open status of ongoing criminal investigations, ICE has determined that the information you are requesting is withholdable in its entirety pursuant to Title 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b)(7)(A). FOIA Exemption 7(A) protects from disclosure records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, the release of which could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings. ICE has determined that the information you are seeking relates to ongoing criminal law enforcement investigations. Therefore, ICE is withholding all records, documents, and/or other material, which if disclosed prior to completion, could reasonably be expected to interfere with law enforcement proceedings and final agency actions related to those proceedings. Please be advised that once all pending matters are resolved and FOIA Exemption 7(A) is no longer applicable, there may be other exemptions which could protect certain information from disclosure, such as FOIA Exemptions 6, 7(C), 7(D), 7(E) and/or 7(F). If you are not satisfied with the response to this request, you have the right to appeal following the procedures outlined in the DHS regulations at 6 C.F.R. § 5.9. Should you wish to do so, you must send your appeal and a copy of this letter, within 90 days of the date of this letter, to: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of the Principal Legal Advisor U.S. Department of Homeland Security 500 12th Street,, S.W., Mail Stop 5900 Washington, D.C. 20536-5900 Freedom of Information Act Office U.S. Department of Homeland Security 500 12th St SW, Stop 5009 Washington, DC 20536 Your envelope and letter should be marked “FOIA Appeal.” Copies of the FOIA and DHS regulations are available at www.dhs.gov/foia. Provisions of the FOIA and Privacy Act allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. In this instance, because the cost is below the $14 minimum, there is no charge.1 If you need any further assistance or would like to discuss any aspect of your request, please contact the FOIA office and refer to FOIA case number 2016-ICFO-41845.You may send an email to ice-foia@ice.dhs.gov, call toll free (866) 633-1182, or you may contact our FOIA Public Liaison in the same manner. Additionally, you have a right to right to seek dispute resolution services from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) which mediates disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation. If you are requesting access to your own records (which is considered a Privacy Act request), you should know that OGIS does not have the authority to handle requests made under the Privacy Act of 1974. You may contact OGIS as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. Sincerely, Catrina M. Pavlik-Keenan FOIA Officer 1 6 CFR § 5.11(d)(4).