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Retention Memo to ICE Concerning Central Louisiana Processing Center

CRCL has received complaints alleging that ICE has violated individuals’ civil rights and civil
liberties at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center (CLIPC), in Jena, Louisiana. The purpose of this memorandum is to notify ICE of the complaints and describe the allegations, inform ICE that CRCL will retain the complaints for investigation and conduct an onsite investigation, and explain how CRCL will work with ICE during the investigation.

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Retention Memo to ICE Concerning Retaliation Allegations in ICE Custody

In October 2022, CRCL conducted a review of all allegations received by CRCL from May 1, 2021, until July 6, 2022 that involved retaliation or threats of retaliation by ICE and facility personnel against individuals in ICE custody. 

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Close Memo to ICE Concerning Prairieland Detention Center

This memorandum concludes the investigation CRCL conducted into allegations related to ICE detainees at the Prairieland Detention Center (PDC) in Alvarado, Texas. From September 8-10, 2020, CRCL conducted an onsite investigation at the PDC, accompanied by three subject matter experts in the areas of medical care, environmental health and safety, and conditions of detention. On March 30, 2021, CRCL provided ICE with an Expert Recommendation Memorandum, which contained 21 recommendations, along with the experts’ written reports. On September 7, 2021, ICE responded to the recommendations, concurring with 16, partially concurring with 4, and non-concurring with one.

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Close Memo to ICE Concerning Immigration Centers of America in Farmville, Virginia

On May 26, 2021, CRCL provided ICE with an Expert Recommendation Memorandum, which contained 43 recommendations, along with the experts' written reports. On May 26, 2022, ICE responded to the recommendations, concurring with nine, partially concurring with eight, and non-concurring with 26.

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Close Memo to ICE Concerning Wakulla County Jail in Crawfordville, Florida

From December 3-5, 2019, CRCL conducted an onsite investigation at Wakulla County Jail, using four subject matter experts in the areas of medical care, mental health care, environmental health and safety, and conditions of detention.

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Expert Recommendation Memo to ICE Concerning Plymouth County Correctional Facility

CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for ICE detainees at the Plymouth Country Correctional Facility (PCCF) in Plymouth, Massachusetts. CRCL’s virtual onsite investigation occurred February 9–11, 2022 and was in response to complaints alleging civil rights and civil liberties violations at PCCF related to legal access, religious accommodations, inadequate food and/or nutrition, inadequate medical care, lack of COVID-19 policies and procedures, and claims of retaliation.

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Reconsideration Memo to CBP Concerning Alleged Discrimination at Blaine Port of Entry

On July 16, 2021, CRCL issued a Recommendation Memorandum following an investigation of alleged nationality and place of birth discrimination at the Blaine Port of Entry. CRCL issued three recommendations to CBP. On November 19, 2021, CBP responded to CRCL’s Recommendation Memorandum, partially concurring with one recommendation and concurring with two recommendations.

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CRCL Recommendations Memo on Implementation of ICE's Segregation Oversight Program

As a continuation of the extensive work that CRCL has done with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) related to the use and oversight of segregation for detained individualism ICE custody, and pursuant to CRCL's authority to “periodically review Department policies and procedures to ensure that the protection of civil rights and civil liberties.

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Expert Recommendations Memo to ICE Concerning Torrance County Detention Facility

CRCL conducted an investigation concerning ICE detainees at Torrance County Detention Facility (Torrance) in Estancia, New Mexico. CRCL’s onsite investigation occurred June 27-30, 2022, and was in response to complaints regarding the conditions of detention, COVID-19 policies, medical care policies, mental health and suicide prevention and intervention policies, and environmental health and safety.

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Recommendations Memo to ICE Concerning Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia

This memorandum documents the actions of CRCL with regard to Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, GA, and provides two overall recommendations to ICE.