FOIA News: DOJ fulfilled 10k fewer requests than it received in FY 2022
The Department of Justice received 93,370 FOIA requests in FY 2022, a 4.2 percent decrease from FY 2021, and it processed 82,868 requests, a 9.7 percent increase from FY 2021, according to a partial annual reported available online yesterday. The Executive Office of Immigration Review received the largest number of requests (56,544), and processed the largest number of requests (46,172). The FBI processed more requests (18,350) than it received (18,056).
We will post the full report as soon as DOJ makes it available.