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Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL)

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Summary of CRCL Recommendation Memorandum and ICE's Response: Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center

This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE that followed a targeted onsite investigation at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center (Pine Prairie). ICE partially concurred with two recommendations and non-concurred with two.

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Summary of CRCL Recommendation Memorandum and ICE's Response: ICE Health Service Corps Mental Health and Medical Care Part I

This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE about the quality of noncitizen medical and mental health care at facilities staffed by ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC). ICE concurred with 13 recommendations, partially concurred with ten, and non-concurred with three.

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Summary of CRCL's Recommendation and ICE's Response: ICE Health Services Corps Medical/Mental Health Care and Oversight, Part II

On October 8, 2021, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) responded to a Recommendation Memorandum issued in April 2021 by CRCL about the medical and mental health care provided by ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) at IHSC-staffed detention facilities and IHSC’s oversight of detainee medical and mental health care at all ICE detention facilities.

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Retention Memo to ICE Concerning Strafford County Department of Corrections in Dover, New Hampshire

CRCL received allegations that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) violated the civil rights and civil liberties of noncitizens at the Strafford County Department of Corrections in Dover, New Hampshire. 

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Retention Memo to CBP Concerning Periodic Review of Sexual Abuse Prevention and Response Program

CRCL conducted a periodic review of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's sexual abuse prevention and response program, including the DHS regulation under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA), the DHS Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Sexual Abuse in Confinement Facilities.

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美国国土安全部发布 2023 年公平行动计划更新，并提出新的承诺

本部门加强承诺，进一步在政策、计划和行动中促进公平

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DHS Civil Rights Evaluation Tool Portal

DHS Civil Rights Evaluation Tool

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CRCL's Core Values

As an office created to preserve and protect civil rights and civil liberties of all persons who are or may be impacted by DHS policies and activities, our Core Values reflect this and underpin everything we do at CRCL.

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Retention Memo to CBP Regarding Gang Membership in DHS Custody

CRCL received allegations and reviewed information alleging that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) were using unreliable or unverified information to identify individuals as gang members, gang affiliates, and related accusations, and then using this information in immigration enforcement activities and immigration proceedings.

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DHS Releases 2023 Update to Equity Action Plan, Outlines New Commitments

DHS announced the release of the 2023 Update to the DHS Equity Action Plan, which builds on the progress made in the 2022 inaugural plan.