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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Retention Memo to ICE Concerning Florence Correctional Center
CRCL has received allegations that ICE has violated the civil rights and civil liberties of noncitizens at the Florence Correctional Center (FCC) in Florence, Arizona.
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Summary of CRCL Recommendation Memorandum and CBP’s Response: Cancellation of F-1 Visas of Iranian Nationals
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to CBP expressing concerns about CBP’s cancellation of certain F-1 Visas of Iranian Nationals. CBP concurred with one of CRCL’s recommendations and partially concurred with two.
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Retention Memo to ICE Concerning Eloy Detention Center
The CRCL has received allegations that ICE has violated the civil rights and civil liberties of noncitizens at the Eloy Detention Center (Eloy) in Eloy, Arizona. The purpose of this memorandum is to notify ICE of the complaints and describe the allegations, inform ICE that CRCL will retain the complaints and conduct a multidisciplinary onsite investigation, and explain how CRCL will work with ICE during our investigation.
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Recommendation Memorandum to ICE: Onsite at Orange County Jail
On July 18, 2023, CRCL issued ICE this memorandum providing recommendations in response to CRCL’s investigation into conditions of detention for noncitizens detained at the Orange County Jail in Goshen, New York. CRCL’s onsite investigation occurred in October 2022, in response to complaints regarding excessive use of force, staff-noncitizen communication, and retaliation.
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Summary of CRCL’s Recommendations and ICE’s Response: Caroline Detention Facility
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE following an onsite investigation at the Caroline Detention Facility. ICE concurred with five recommendations, partially concurred with seven, and non-concurred with seven.
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Recommendation Memo to ICE Concerning Seneca County Jail
CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for ICE noncitizens at the Seneca County Jail (Seneca) in Tiffin, Ohio. CRCL conducted an onsite investigation at Seneca on July 11-13, 2022 (the July 2022 onsite) with subject matter experts (SME) in medical care and mental health care participating in-person, and an environmental health and safety SME participating virtually. Due to unforeseen circumstances, CRCL’s conditions of detention expert was not able to participate in the July 2022 onsite. As a result, CRCL conducted a second virtual onsite at Seneca with its conditions of detention SME on September 28-29, 2022 (the September 2022 onsite).
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Close Memorandum Regarding Investigation at Jackson Parish Correctional Center
This memorandum concludes the investigation CRCL conducted into allegations related to ICE detainees at the Jackson Parish Correctional Center (Jackson Parish) in Jonesboro, Louisiana. Following a collaborative process between CRCL and ICE, CRCL is closing the complaints.
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Close Memorandum Regarding Investigation at Stewart Detention Center
This memorandum concludes the investigation CRCL conducted into allegations related to ICE noncitizens at the Stewart Detention Center (SDC) in Lumpkin, Georgia. Following a collaborative process between CRCL and ICE, CRCL is closing the complaints.
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Retention Memo to ICE Concerning Central Louisiana Processing Center
CRCL has received complaints alleging that ICE has violated individuals’ civil rights and civil
liberties at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center (CLIPC), in Jena, Louisiana. The purpose of this memorandum is to notify ICE of the complaints and describe the allegations, inform ICE that CRCL will retain the complaints for investigation and conduct an onsite investigation, and explain how CRCL will work with ICE during the investigation. -
Recommendation Memo to ICE Concerning Moshannon Valley Processing Center
CRCL conducted a "spot-check" into conditions of detention of the ICE Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania on August 24 -25, 2022. Based upon detainee and staff interviews, document reviews, review of use of force video footage, and direct onsite observations, CRCL's subject matter expert found several areas of concerns and is issuing 29 recommendations contained herein.