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Expert Recommendations Memo to ICE Concerning ICE Health Services Corps Medical/Mental Health Care and Oversight

CRCL conducted an investigation in response to information received from the DHS Office of Inspector General alleging that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Health Service Corps had systematically provided inadequate medical and mental health care, and oversight of that care, to immigration detainees in facilities throughout the United States.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employees work hard to protect our country from terrorists, drug traffickers, criminals, and other people who try to enter our country illegally.

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Retention Memo to ICE for CRCL Investigation Concerning Medical Isolation and Quarantines in ICE Immigration Detention Facilities

CRCL received allegations concerning the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) medical isolation and quarantine processes throughout many of the immigration detention facilities used by ICE. With the increased concern about the rapid spread of infectious diseases, particularly in congregant settings such as detention facilities, CRCL is reviewing how ICE manages its medical isolation and quarantine processes and how ICE addresses medical and mental healthcare, law library access, access to legal services, and visitation for detainees who are medically isolated or quarantined.

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Retention Memo to ICE for CRCL Investigation on ICE's Oversight Concerning the Use of Segregation

CRCL assessed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's segregation oversight program and provide policy recommendations, if warranted, to help the Department ensure that its segregation oversight is complete, in accordance with requirements, and fulfilling the stated goal that, placement in segregation should occur only when necessary and in compliance with applicable detention standards. In particular, placement in administrative segregation due to a special vulnerability should be used only as a last resort and when no other viable housing options exist."

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Retention Memo to ICE for CRCL Investigation Concerning Detention and Care of Pregnant Individuals

CRCL opened complaints alleging that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated the civil rights and civil liberties of pregnant individuals held in their custody. Allegedly, the standards governing the detention of pregnant individuals and the provision of their healthcare were insufficient and inconsistently applied, and where standards did exist, they were routinely violated.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Worcester County Jail in Snow Hill, Maryland

CRCL conducted an onsite investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Worcester County Jail in Snow Hill, Maryland. The onsite occurred on November 13-15, 2019.

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DHS Jobs

DHS is made up of 14 different components, each with a special job to do.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Cibola County Correctional Facility in Milan, New Mexico

CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at the Cibola County Correctional Center in Milan, New Mexico. The onsite investigation occurred on August 13-15, 2019 in response to allegations received concerning civil rights and civil liberties violations of medical and mental health care, conditions of detention, and environmental health and safety at the facility. Additionally, CRCL reviewed violations that impacted detainees housed in the facility's dedicated transgender housing unit.

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Green Light Law

In response to New York State implementing the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act (Green Light Law), Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf announced New York residents will no longer be eligible to apply for or renew their enrollment in certain Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP) like Global Entry. The law prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) from sharing information with U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), preventing DHS from fully vetting New York residents.

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Retention Memo for Onsite Investigation at the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora, Colorado

CRCL conducted an onsite investigation related to complaints alleging that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) violated the civil rights or civil liberties of individuals held in custody at the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora, Colorado. CRCL found significant concerns at the facility, and, following the onsite, CRCL issued 37 recommendations in November 2018 in the areas of medical and mental health care, suicide prevention and intervention, and conditions of detention.