Here is the lawsuit that had to be filed to get the information.
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1. This is an action under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552,
as amended, for injunctive and other appropriate relief, to enjoin defendant from withholding
from public disclosure certain records within its possession and control and to order defendant
to release those records that were duly requested by plaintiff and wrongfully denied by
defendant.
6. It has been reported that, during the approximate period 2002-2004, the United
States Commissioner of Social Security and the Director General of the Mexican Social
Security Institute were involved in negotiating a totalization agreement between their respective
countries (hereinafter “the U.S./Mexico Social Security Totalization Agreement” or “the
totalization agreement”), and SSA has publicly announced that such an agreement has been
signed by both nations. Plaintiff believes that defendant possesses numerous documents
relative to the totalization agreement that should be disclosed under FOIA. Defendant,
however, has frustrated plaintiff’s efforts to obtain such documents over the course of the past
three years.
Plaintiff’s Initial FOIA Request
7. By letter to defendant SSA dated August 4, 2003 (Exhibit A hereto), plaintiff
requested under FOIA the disclosure of various documents related to any agreement, or
proposed agreement, between the United States and Mexico which would provide, in any
manner whatsoever, for the payment of U.S. Social Security benefits to Mexican nationals.
Plaintiff also sought a fee waiver with respect to its FOIA request, and requested expedited
processing.
8. For a period of four months, SSA did not acknowledge receipt of plaintiff’s FOIA
request, or even seek an extension of time to reply. By letter dated December 5, 2003 (Exhibit
B hereto), SSA finally responded to plaintiff’s FOIA request, granting plaintiff’s fee waiver
request and enclosing 20 documents, consisting of 133 pages, and withholding 43 other
documents — of an unstated quantity of pages — said to include “e-mails, internal handwritten
drafts, etc.” but claimed to be exempt under the deliberative process exemption of 5 U.S.C. §
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552(b)(5). No draft or copy of the U.S./Mexico Totalization Agreement was provided.