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DHS Statement Regarding Safety and Enforcement During Hurricane Michael - Translations

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are concerned about the potential impact of Hurricane Michael to southern and southeastern portions of the United States, where Florida and Alabama are under states of emergency. The following are versions of the statement translated into various languages.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Contra Costa Jail West County Detention Facility in Richmond, California

CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at the Contra Costa County Jail’s West County Detention Facility in Richmond, California. CRCL’s onsite investigation occurred June 12-14, 2018, and was in response to allegations received alleging civil rights and civil liberties violations of general conditions of detention and inadequate medical care of detainees at the facility.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at LaSalle Detention Facility in Jena, Louisiana

CRCL conducted an onsite investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the LaSalle Detention Facility in Jena, Louisiana. CRCL's review of the facility focused in large part on operations in the areas of suicide prevention; medical care; and conditions of confinement. On August 21, 2017, CRCL issued an initial expert recommendation memorandum for this facility. Following this, CRCL issued this supplemental expert recommendation memorandum (below), which focuses on findings regarding four detainee deaths that occurred at the facility between January 23, 2016 and March 13, 2017. CRCL received and reviewed the relevant documents related to these deaths after an onsite investigation concluded on March 17, 2017.  Thus, these findings and recommendations were not included in the initial expert recommendations memorandum. 

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Investigating Illegal Movement of People and Goods

Illegal trade, in a very general sense, predominately involve guns, money and drugs, but ICE’s responsibilities extend much further into all kinds of illegal and counterfeit merchandise coming into the country.

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DHS Statement Regarding Safety and Enforcement During Northern California Wildfires

U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) is deeply concerned by the devastation wildfires have caused in significant portions of northern California. Our thoughts remain with those impacted by this tragedy, while our highest priority remains the preservation of life and safety wherever possible.

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CRCL is Experiencing a High Volume of Calls

The DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) has received an extraordinarily large volume of calls regarding the administration’s zero-tolerance policy.  We are working diligently to document every contact we receive and are attempting to keep our voice mailbox clear for additional messages.

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Close Memo for Onsite Investigation at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia

CRCL conducted an investigation into the conditions of detention for U.S . Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia. Following a collaborative process between ICE and CRCL that focused on findings and recommendations made by CRCL's subject matter experts, CRCL considered the issues identified by the experts to be resolved. Consequently, as of the date of this memorandum, CRCL closed the related complaints.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Orange County Jail in Goshen, New York

CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Orange County Jail in Goshen, New York. CRCL's review focused in large part on operations in the areas of medical care, general conditions of detention, and environmental health and safety.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California

CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California. The onsite investigation was conducted September 25 -27, 2017, in response to allegations received in 2016 and 2017 alleging civil rights and civil liberties violations of detainees at the facility in the following areas: general conditions of detention at the facility and inadequate medical and mental health care.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Adelanto Correctional Facility in Adelanto, California

CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Adelanto Correctional Facility in Adelanto, California. CRCL's onsite investigation, which occurred on November 13-14, 2017, was a follow-up review to our December 2015 investigation. In addition, the investigation was in response to three detainee deaths and CRCL's receipt of more recent allegations at the facility in the areas of: medical care, mental health care, use of force, hunger strikes, segregation, grievances, staff-detainee communication, legal access, language access, and suicide prevention and intervention.