The Biden administration’s review of the use of social media identifiers in visa vetting
Documents released in our FOIA lawsuit for records related to the Presidential Proclamation 10141 Section 3 report.
On his first day in office, President Biden issued Presidential Proclamation 10141, titled “Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to the United States.” Section 3 of the Proclamation ordered the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a review of the use of social media identifiers in the visa vetting process, including an assessment of the efficacy of this practice. This reading room contains all documents produced to date in Knight Institute v. Department of State, et al., a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit the Knight Institute filed on April 12, 2022, seeking records relating to that review.
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Internal Screening and Vetting Briefing
Memo re: DHS screening and vetting processes and areas for improvement.
5/24/2023
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Office of Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention (CTTP) Travel Risk Assessment Team
Background information about CTTP's Travel Risk Assessment Team, including information about its reviews of information sharing partnerships with foreign countries and their identity management practices.
5/24/2023
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Email re: [redacted] on [redacted]
Email thread discussing preparation and follow-up for a December 16, 2021 NSC meeting
1/17/2023
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Email re: [redacted] on [redacted]
Email thread discussing preparation and follow-up for a December 16, 2021 NSC meeting.
1/17/2023
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Email re: 12.16 SOC [redacted] on [redacted]
Email from NSC attaching the "SOC" from a meeting on December 16, 2021 and requesting input on a discussion paper. Attachments are redacted.
6/14/2023
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Email re: [redacted] on [redacted]
Email between [redacted] regarding the December 16, 2021 NSC Transborder Directorate meeting and follow-on activities regarding the PP10141 report recommendations.
6/14/2023
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Email re: WHN for DAS Stufft - 20211215
Email passing alone a draft "welcome home note" for DAS Stufft; content is missing or redacted.
12/15/2022
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Email thread re: the [redacted] on [redacted] (the December 2021 NSC Transborder Directorate meeting)
Email thread discussing the invitation to the December 16, 2021 NSC Transborder Directorate meeting.
6/14/2023
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Email thread re: [redacted]
Interagency email thread between NSC, ODNI, DOD, and others. NSC is seeking input. This chain post-dates the finalization of the report.
4/2/2024
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Email re: PP 10141 Recommendations on Social Media Identifiers Update from State
The email includes a short written response regarding social media identifiers requested by NSC, but the response is redacted.
1/17/2023