Summary
On September 17, 2025, Covenant for Forgotten Warriors submitted FOIA request F-2025-28917 via FOIA.gov to supplement a previously filed August 4, 2025 email request that had not received acknowledgment.
The request sought communications and records concerning U.S. citizen Kelvin Blas, including internal embassy communications, consular case file materials, interagency correspondence, incident logs, and case status updates from January 1, 2020 to present.
The records released by the Department consist primarily of selected email correspondence and Welfare and Whereabouts Service summaries. The production does not include escalation tracking logs, comprehensive internal memoranda, or broader interoffice coordination records described in the original request.
On December 8, 2025, an administrative appeal was filed challenging the adequacy of the Department’s search and the scope of the production. The appeal asserts that the records released consisted primarily of the requester’s own correspondence and did not include the broader internal communications and case documentation described in the original request.
On December 8, 2025, a follow-up submission raising concerns about inaccuracies in the Welfare and Whereabouts Service Summary was assigned a new tracking number (F-2026-05989) and later administratively closed as duplicative.
The request sought communications and records concerning U.S. citizen Kelvin Blas, including internal embassy communications, consular case file materials, interagency correspondence, incident logs, and case status updates from January 1, 2020 to present.
The records released by the Department consist primarily of selected email correspondence and Welfare and Whereabouts Service summaries. The production does not include escalation tracking logs, comprehensive internal memoranda, or broader interoffice coordination records described in the original request.
On December 8, 2025, an administrative appeal was filed challenging the adequacy of the Department’s search and the scope of the production. The appeal asserts that the records released consisted primarily of the requester’s own correspondence and did not include the broader internal communications and case documentation described in the original request.
On December 8, 2025, a follow-up submission raising concerns about inaccuracies in the Welfare and Whereabouts Service Summary was assigned a new tracking number (F-2026-05989) and later administratively closed as duplicative.
Procedural History & Updates
- September 17, 2025 – Original FOIA Request
- December 3, 2025 – Final Determination – Partial Release
- December 3, 2025 – Responsive Records – 20 Pages – Redacted
- December 8, 2025 – Appeal Email
- December 8, 2025 – Administrative Appeal Letter