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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at York County Prison in York, Pennsylvania

CRCL conducted an onsite investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the York County Prison in York, Pennsylvania on July 29-31, 2019. This onsite was in response to civil rights allegations received by CRCL regarding medical and mental health care at the facility, and general conditions of detention.

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Recommendations Memo to CBP and ICE Concerning Family Separation

This memorandum discusses the outcome of the investigation conducted by CRCL into allegations that CBP and ICE violated the civil rights or civil liberties of family members who were separated after crossing the U.S. border, based on inadequate or outdated policies and procedures, and with inadequate training,
oversight, and documentation.

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DHS/ICE/PIA-051 Law Enforcement Information Sharing Service (LEIS Service)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) owns and operates the Law Enforcement Information Sharing Service (LEIS Service or Service). The LEIS Service enables domestic law enforcement agencies outside of DHS to query certain information contained in DHS systems, and also permits authorized DHS law enforcement officials and analysts to query data from other law enforcement entities that have signed agreements with DHS to use the Service. All entities querying the LEIS Service must have a signed agreement. The LEIS Service is a non-public facing web service that functions as a back-end super highway data sharing system. The LEIS Service was previously described in a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) update published in 2011 under the ICE Pattern Analysis and Information Collection (ICEPIC) system. In 2012, ICEPIC was replaced by the DHS Pattern and Information Collaboration Sharing System (DPICS2), which was subsequently retired in 2014. Since that time, the LEIS Service has been operating independently. ICE is issuing this PIA to discuss the privacy risks and mitigations with collecting, using, disseminating, and storing information related to the LEIS Service. Once this PIA is issued, the previous PIA will be retired.

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DHS/ICE/PIA-050 Rapid DNA Operational Use

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deploying Rapid DNA technology as a factor to determine if removable noncitizens who represent themselves as a noncitizen in a family unit (NFM), or noncitizen encountered as part of a family unit when apprehended by DHS do, in fact, have a bona fide parent-child relationship.

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S&T ZADD Fact Sheet

ZADD develops innovative solutions and fosters collaborations to protect the Nation’s agriculture and public health sectors against high-consequence foreign animal, emerging, and zoonotic disease threats.

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S&T CVADA Fact Sheet

CVADA creates enduring technologies to analyze large quantities of information in support of real-time decision making across the homeland security enterprise.

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S&T MSC Fact Sheet

MSC enhances Maritime Domain Awareness and develops strategies to support Marine Transportation System resilience and educational programs for current and aspiring homeland security practitioners.

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S&T CINA Fact Sheet

CINA develops strategies and solutions to enhance criminal network analysis, forensics, and investigative processes for on-the-ground use by agents and officers to counteract transnational crime.

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S&T BTI Institute Fact Sheet

BTI’s mission is to enhance the Nation’s ability to secure its borders, facilitate legitimate trade and travel, and ensure the integrity of the immigration system.

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DHS/ICE/PIA-049 ICE Parole and Law Enforcement Programs Unit Case Management Systems

The Parole and Law Enforcement Programs Unit (Parole Unit) within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations, owns and operates three case management systems: 1) the Parole Case Tracking System (PCTS) to process applications and monitor activities related to law enforcement-requested immigration paroles; 2) the S-Visa System for S-Visa immigration benefits; and 3) the Witness Security (WitSec) System to support the witness security program. These are collectively referred to as the ICE Parole Unit Case Management Systems. The personally identifiable information (PII) maintained in these systems is about: 1) aliens otherwise ineligible for admission to the United States who are paroled into the United States in support of law enforcement investigations and activities; 2) aliens either previously removed or currently in removal proceedings who apply for and/or are granted humanitarian parole; and 3) aliens named in applications submitted by law enforcement agencies for participation in the S-Visa and WitSec programs.