Department of State – FOIA F-2026-05989 – Welfare Check Documentation Request (Dec 8, 2025)

FOIA F-2026-05989

Closed

Summary

On December 8, 2025, a submission to the Department of State requesting documentation supporting the November 25, 2025 Welfare and Whereabouts Service Summary and related database records was assigned tracking number F-2026-05989.

On December 17, 2025, the Department administratively closed F-2026-05989 as duplicative of previously processed FOIA request F-2025-28917 and enclosed the December 3, 2025 final response package for that request.

Procedural History & Updates

December 8, 2025 – Submission transmitted to the Department of State seeking documentation supporting the November 25, 2025
December 17, 2025 – The Department issued a letter administratively closing F-2026-05989 as duplicative
February 23, 2026 – Administrative appeal filed challenging the Department’s duplicative determination

Request Details

Agency Department of State

State Federal

Filed By Covenant for Forgotten Warriors (CFW)

Date Filed December 17, 2025

Statutory Deadline January 14, 2026

Document Types

FOIA Request

Investigation Campaigns

Kelvin Blas

Legal & Procedural Issues

Administrative Appeal Filed

Case Records

FOIA Submission – Welfare Check Documentation & Record Accuracy (Dec 8, 2025)

Released: December 17, 2025

FOIA request assigned tracking number F-2026-05989 seeking documentation supporting welfare checks, source records underlying the November 25, 2025 Welfare and Whereabouts Service Summary, database entries, and records concerning inaccurate identifying information for Kelvin Blas.

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Administrative Closure – Duplicative of F-2025-28917 (Dec 17, 2025)

Released: December 8, 2025

Letter from the Department of State assigning tracking number F-2026-05989 to the December 8 submission and administratively closing the request as duplicative of FOIA F-2025-28917. The Department enclosed the December 3, 2025 final response package for F-2025-28917.

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