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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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.
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CRCL Recommendation Memo to ICE Regarding ICE Use of Maryland Database and Facial Recognition Searches
The purpose of this memorandum is to make recommendations to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding the implementation of effective protocols to document certain information in its case management system. Specifically, these recommendations relate to when ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers access databases containing facial images and other sensitive data.
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Determination Memo to CBP Concerning Section 504
The purpose of the memorandum is to inform CBP about the results of the investigation conducted by CRCL into the allegation that CBP discriminated against an unaccompanied minor in violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a) (Section 504).
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Reconsideration Memo to CBP Concerning Alleged Discrimination at Blaine Port of Entry
On July 16, 2021, CRCL issued a Recommendation Memorandum following an investigation of alleged nationality and place of birth discrimination at the Blaine Port of Entry. CRCL issued three recommendations to CBP. On November 19, 2021, CBP responded to CRCL’s Recommendation Memorandum, partially concurring with one recommendation and concurring with two recommendations.
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Expert Recommendations Memo to ICE Concerning Torrance County Detention Facility
CRCL conducted an investigation concerning ICE detainees at Torrance County Detention Facility (Torrance) in Estancia, New Mexico. CRCL’s onsite investigation occurred June 27-30, 2022, and was in response to complaints regarding the conditions of detention, COVID-19 policies, medical care policies, mental health and suicide prevention and intervention policies, and environmental health and safety.
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CRCL Recommendation Memo to CBP: Vehicular Pursuits
This memorandum provides analysis and subsequent recommendations by CRCL in connection with an investigation into multiple instances of serious bodily injury or death resulting from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) vehicular pursuits and likely resultant crashes.
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Recommendation Memorandum to CBP: CBP Office of Professional Responsibility
On September 2, 2022, CRCL issued CBP this memorandum providing recommendations in connection with a Use of Force Report of Investigation put forth by the CBP Office of Professional Responsibility.
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Recommendations Memo to ICE Concerning Clay County Jail
This memorandum provides recommendations in connection with a complaint alleging that Clay County Jail (Clay County) in Brazil, Indiana failed to comply with the 2008 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Performance-Based National Detention Standards (PBNDS 2008) as required by ICE’s contract with Clay County. CRCL concludes that Clay County failed to comply with the PBNDS 2008 when it reclassified an ICE detainee to a higher security level without new evidence or information, in order to alleviate a housing shortage for women detainees at the facility.