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 Torrance County Detention Facility
CRCL opened complaints alleging that ICE has potentially violated the civil rights and civil liberties of detainees in ICE custody at the Torrance County Detention Facility in Estancia, New Mexico.
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Findings and Recommendations Following Spot-Check at Torrance County Detention Facility
Findings and recommendations prepared in response to CRCL’s spot-check at Torrance County Detention Facility in Estancia, New Mexico.
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Memo on Information Regarding First Amendment Protected Activities
Memo to DHS employees from Acting Secretary McAleenan providing information regarding first amendment protected activities.
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CRCL Expert Recommendation Memo to ICE: Adelanto Processing Center
This memorandum details CRCL's investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at the Adelanto Processing Center in Adelanto, CA. CRCL’s virtual onsite investigation occurred July 12-16, 2021, and was in response to complaints regarding conditions of detention, medical and mental health care, suicide prevention and intervention, sexual abuse and assault prevention, and environmental health and safety issues.
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Close Memorandum Regarding Investigation at Sherburne County Jail
This memorandum discusses the outcome of the investigation conducted by CRCL into conditions of detention for ICE detainees at the Sherburne County Jail in Elk River, Minnesota.
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Retention Memo to ICE Concerning Imperial Regional Detention Facility
CRCL received complaints alleging that ICE violated individuals’ civil rights and civil liberties at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility in Calexico, CA. The purpose of this memorandum is to notify ICE of the complaints, describe the allegations, and inform you that CRCL will retain the complaints for investigation.
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DHS Equity Action Plan
DHS announced the release of its DHS Equity Action Plan, which identifies seven focus areas to comprehensively advance equity across the Department.
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Retention Memo to CBP Concerning Tactical Terrorist Response Team
The purpose of this memorandum is to notify CBP that CRCL conducted an investigation of CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Team (TTRT) training, activities, policies, and procedures, which included onsite investigations at the following air Ports of Entry: Washington Dulles International Airport and Boston Logan International Airport.
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DHS and Federal Resources to Prevent Targeted Violence and Threats Handout - Translations
The DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) has developed a list of DHS and federal resources for communities to prevent targeted violence and threats.
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Close Memorandum Regarding Visitation at Robert A. Deyton Detention Facility
This memorandum concludes the investigation CRCL conducted into allegations that the visitation policy at the Robert A. Deyton Detention Facility denied ICE detainees their full rights to visitation.