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Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL)

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The Department of Homeland Security integrates civil rights and civil liberties protections into all department activities.

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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.

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Expert Recommendations Memo Concerning Suicide Prevention

CRCL conducted an investigation into attempted and successful suicides while in CBP custody. CRCL's onsite investigations occurred on March 28, 2017, and April 4-5, 2017, at the Brownsville Port of Entry, Marfa Border Patrol Station, Marfa Border Patrol Checkpoint, Rio Grande Valley Centralized Processing Center, and the McAllen Station Processing Center. As part of the review, CRCL reviewed policies and procedures of the Office of Field Operations  and U.S. Border Patrol  as they relate to suicide prevention and engaged the assistance of a subject matter expert in the field of suicide prevention in a custodial environment.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Atlanta City Detention Center in Atlanta, Georgia

CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Atlanta City Detention Center in Atlanta, Georgia. CRCL’s onsite investigation, which occurred May 25-26, 2017, was in response to allegations received in 2016 reporting civil rights and civil liberties violations of persons detained at the facility in the following areas: medical care, segregation, legal access, and the detainee grievance system.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigations at the Alexandria Staging Facility and the LaSalle Detention Facility

CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for ICE detainees at the Alexandria Staging Facility, located in Alexandria, Louisiana and the LaSalle Detention Facility, located in Jena, Louisiana. CRCL's review focused in large part on operations in the areas of suicide prevention, medical care, and conditions of confinement.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Johnson County Detention Center in Cleburne, Texas

CRCL conducted an onsite investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Johnson County Detention Center in Cleburne, Texas.

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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Henderson Detention Facility in Henderson, Nevada

CRCL conducted an onsite investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Henderson Detention Facility in Henderson, Nevada.