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CDT’s FOIA Request to CBP on Monitoring of Social Media Information

FOIA Officer
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
90 K Street, NE
FOIA Division
Washington, DC 20229

RE: Request Under the Freedom of Information Act U.S. Customs and Border Protection Operational Use of Social Media Data

To whom it may concern:

This letter constitutes a request under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) and is submitted on behalf of the Center for Democracy & Technology (“CDT”) to United States Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”). CDT respectfully requests records pertaining to CBP’s monitoring of social media information.

I. Requested Documents
1)  CBP Directive 5410-003 – Operational Use of Social Media (Jan. 2, 2015).