Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Safeguarding civil rights and civil liberties is elemental to all the work we do at DHS.
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Summary of CRCL’s Recommendations and ICE’s Response: Richwood Correctional Center
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE that followed an onsite investigation at the Richwood Correctional Center. ICE concurred with 53 recommendations, partially concurred with 17, and non-concurred with 13.
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Summary of CRCL’s Recommendations and ICE’s Response: Richwood Correctional Center (Part II)
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE that followed a virtual onsite investigation at the Richwood Correctional Center. ICE concurred with 51 recommendations and non-concurred with four.
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Summary of CRCL’s Recommendations and ICE’s Response: Torrance County Detention Facility
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE that followed an onsite spot check investigation at the Torrance County Detention Facility.
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Summary of CRCL’s Recommendations and ICE’s Response: Voyeurism and Privacy Concerns at Baker County Facility
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE about allegations of voyeurism and lack of privacy of detained noncitizens in ICE custody at the Baker County Facility.
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Summary of CRCL Recommendation Memorandum and ICE's Response: La Palma Correctional Center
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE that followed an onsite investigation at the La Palma Correctional Center. ICE concurred with two recommendations, partially concurred with 11, and non-concurred with 18.
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Retention Memo to CBP Concerning Family Unit Processing
CRCL received multiple complaints alleging that family members who were encountered together by CBP were put into different immigration processing pathways or had different immigration processing outcomes after being transferred to different DHS facilities in violation of CBP policy and procedures. The purpose of this memorandum is to notify CBP of the complaints, describe the allegations, and inform CBP that CRCL will retain these complaints for investigation.
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Summary of CRCL Recommendation Memorandum and CBP's Response: U.S. Border Patrol Tucson Sector
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to CBP that followed an onsite investigation within the U.S. Border Patrol Tucson Sector. CBP concurred with seven recommendations, partially concurred with three, and non-concurred with two.
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Summary of CRCL Recommendation Memorandum and CBP's Response: Vehicular Pursuits
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to CBP regarding vehicle pursuits by CBP personnel. CBP concurred with 17 of CRCL’s recommendations and partially concurred with four.
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Summary of CRCL Recommendation Memorandum and ICE's Response: ICE Hoteling of Unaccompanied Children
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE about ICE’s use of hotel rooms (i.e., hoteling) to temporarily detain unaccompanied children. ICE concurred with two of CRCL’s recommendations, partially concurred with six, and non-concurred with four.
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Summary of CRCL Recommendation Memorandum and ICE's Response: Implementation of ICE’s Segregation Oversight Program
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE following a periodic review of ICE’s implementation of the ICE segregation oversight program. ICE concurred with four of CRCL’s recommendations, partially concurred with 14, and non-concurred with 13.