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 Recommendation and CBP's Response: Interacting with Passengers with Disabilities at the Miami International Airport
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to CBP about interacting with passengers with disabilities at the Miami International Airport. CBP concurred with CRCL’s one recommendation.
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Summary of CRCL’s Recommendations and CBP’s Response: Convertible Virtual Currency in Financial Solvency Determinations
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to CBP about the consideration of convertible virtual currencies in financial solvency determinations. CBP partially concurred with all four of CRCL’s recommendations.
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Summary of CRCL’s Recommendations and CBP’s Response: Disability Discrimination During Preclearance Inspection
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to CBP about interactions with travelers with mental health conditions during preclearance inspection. CBP concurred with CRCL’s three recommendations.
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Summary of CRCL’s Recommendations and ICE’s Response: Baker County Sherriff’s Office
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE following a spot check investigation at the Baker County Sherriff’s Office. ICE concurred with eight recommendations, partially concurred with five, and non-concurred with six.
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Summary of CRCL’s Recommendations and ICE’s Response: Krome North Service Processing Center
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE that followed an onsite investigation at the Krome North Service Processing Center. ICE concurred with 20 recommendations, partially concurred with four, and non-concurred with nine.
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CRCL Recommendation Memo to CBP: Interacting with Passengers with Disabilities at the Miami International Airport
This memorandum details CRCL’s recommendations to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to better enable CBP to appropriately interact with passengers with disabilities at the Miami International Airport. Specifically, this memorandum provides recommendations to CBP stemming from an allegation of inappropriate questioning of a U.S. citizen traveler by a CBP Officer on June 13, 2021.
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Summary of CRCL’s Recommendations and ICE’s Response Calhoun County Correctional Center
On July 19, 2021, ICE responded to an Expert Recommendation Memorandum issued in December 2019 by CRCL that followed an onsite investigation at the Calhoun County Correctional Center (Calhoun).
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Summary of CRCL’s Recommendations and ICE’s Response El Paso Service Processing Center
On May 22, 2023, ICE responded to an Expert Recommendation Memorandum issued following a targeted onsite investigation at El Paso Service Processing Center (SPC) by CRCL in September 2022. ICE concurred with three recommendations, partially concurred with eight, and non-concurred with two.
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Summary of CRCL’s Recommendations and ICE’s Response Imperial Regional Detention Facility
On May 12, 2023, ICE responded to an Expert Recommendation Memorandum issued following an investigation at the Imperial Regional Detention Center (IRDF) by CRCL in September 2022. ICE concurred with ten recommendations, partially concurred with one, and non-concurred with 27.
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Retention Memo Concerning FEMA’s Outreach and Recovery Assistance to Tribes and Tribal Communities in Alaska
CRCL memo to FEMA concerning FEMA’s provision of language assistance, outreach, and recovery assistance to tribes and tribal communities in Alaska in relation to potential civil rights concerns.