Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL)

Message from CRCL Officer Megan Mack

Message from CRCL Officer Megan Mack on DHS Component Draft Language Access Plans

DHS Headquarters Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal employment opportunities at the Department of Homeland Security

Performance Report Executive Agency Actions to Assist Minority Serving Institutions

DHS Annual Performance Report on Executive Agency Actions to Assist Minority Serving Institutions

Equal Employment Opportunity Reports

Equal Employment Opportunity Reports from the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

LEP Guide for Law Enforcement

LEP Guide for Law Enforcement

Reasonable Accommodations for Employees and Applicants With Disabilities

DHS Directive 259-01, and its accompanying Instruction 259-01-001, establishes the Department's policy for providing reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities. DHS Instruction Manual 259-01-001-01 establishes procedures for processing requests for reasonable accommodations for DHS Headquarters (HQ) employees and applicants with disabilities.

Guidance for Accommodating Religious Beliefs in DHS Policies Requiring Fingerprinting or Photographic Identification

There are many circumstances in which the Department, in the execution of its missions, requires individuals to pose for or provide a photograph or provide fingerprints. This guidance outlines accommodating religious beliefs in DHS policies when fingerprinting or photographic evidence in required.

These documents outline guidance for accommodating religious beliefs in DHS policies requiring fingerprinting or photographic identification. The work underlying the memo was done by the Religious Accommodation Working Group I.

Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Disability

Department of Homeland Security Commitment to Nondiscriminatory Law Enforcement and Screening Activities

The Department of Homeland Security's policy is to prohibit the consideration of race or ethnicity in our investigation, screening, and enforcement activities in all but the most exceptional instances.

Department of Homeland Security Federal Information Sharing Environment Privacy and Civil Liberties Policy

Department of Homeland Security Federal Information Sharing Environment Privacy and Civil Liberties Policy