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CRCL Expert Recommendations Memo Concerning an Investigation at Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez, Mississippi

CRCL conducted a virtual onsite investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez, Mississippi on May 23-26, 2022.

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El DHS solicitará la opinión pública sobre cómo el gobierno de los EE. UU. puede evitar la separación de familias en la frontera de EE. UU.

Washington — El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció hoy su solicitud de que el público ofrezca recomendaciones sobre cómo proteger de forma permanente la práctica de la administración anterior de separar intencionadamente a las familias en la frontera para disuadir a otros de migrar a los Estados Unidos.

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Recommendation Memo on Virtual Onsite Investigation at Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana

CRCL conducted a virtual onsite investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at the Winn Correction Center in Winnfield, Louisiana from July 26-29, 2021. As part of the onsite investigation, CRCL used four independent subject-matter experts in conditions of detention, environmental health and safety, medical care, and mental health care. At the close of the investigation, CRCL held an exit briefing in which it discussed its findings with leadership from the ICE Field Office, ICE Headquarters, and Winn. 

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Recommendation Memo Related to the Implementation of Migrant Protection Protocols

This memorandum provides a summary of findings as well as policy recommendations regarding implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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Secretary Mayorkas Delivers Remarks at the National Press Club

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas delivered remarks at the National Press Club.

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Joint Statement by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of State on the Expansion of Access to the Central American Minors Program

The following joint statement was released by Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken.

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On DACA’s Anniversary, A Renewed Opportunity

We celebrate DACA’s ninth anniversary. This extraordinarily successful policy has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of young “Dreamers” by making them eligible for work authorization and providing a measure of protection from deportation. This anniversary must propel Congress to finally pass the permanent legislative protections that would give Dreamers the opportunity to earn citizenship – so that they can live their lives with true certainty, free from fear.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas

CRCL conducted an investigation (September 8-11, 2020) into conditions of detention for ICE detainees at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.

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Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas Regarding the Situation at the Southwest Border

There is understandably a great deal of attention currently focused on the southwest border. I want to share the facts, the work that we in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and across the government are doing, and our plan of action.

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Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Directs FEMA to Support Response for Unaccompanied Children

Homeland Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas has directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support a government-wide effort over the next 90 days to safely receive, shelter, and transfer unaccompanied children who make the dangerous journey to the U.S. southwest border.