CRCL Recommendation and Investigation Memos Collection
The DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties reviews and investigates civil rights and civil liberties complaints and alleged abuses filed by the public regarding DHS policies and activities. The investigations involve a range of alleged abuses, including violation of rights while in immigration detention. CRCL issues recommendations to the relevant DHS Component aimed at addressing any civil rights or civil liberties concerns identified as part of its investigation. Redacted memos and other documents related to these investigations are included in this library.
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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Orange County Jail in Goshen, New York
CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Orange County Jail in Goshen, New York. CRCL's review focused in large part on operations in the areas of medical care, general conditions of detention, and environmental health and safety.
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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Adelanto Correctional Facility in Adelanto, California
CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Adelanto Correctional Facility in Adelanto, California. CRCL's onsite investigation, which occurred on November 13-14, 2017, was a follow-up review to our December 2015 investigation. In addition, the investigation was in response to three detainee deaths and CRCL's receipt of more recent allegations at the facility in the areas of: medical care, mental health care, use of force, hunger strikes, segregation, grievances, staff-detainee communication, legal access, language access, and suicide prevention and intervention.
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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California
CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California. The onsite investigation was conducted September 25 -27, 2017, in response to allegations received in 2016 and 2017 alleging civil rights and civil liberties violations of detainees at the facility in the following areas: general conditions of detention at the facility and inadequate medical and mental health care.
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Retention Memo to ICE Concerning Etowah County Jail
CRCL opened several complaints involving ICE detainees in custody at the Etowah County Jail alleging inadequate detention conditions.
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Expert Recommendations Memo Concerning Suicide Prevention
CRCL conducted an investigation into attempted and successful suicides while in CBP custody. CRCL's onsite investigations occurred on March 28, 2017, and April 4-5, 2017, at the Brownsville Port of Entry, Marfa Border Patrol Station, Marfa Border Patrol Checkpoint, Rio Grande Valley Centralized Processing Center, and the McAllen Station Processing Center. As part of the review, CRCL reviewed policies and procedures of the Office of Field Operations and U.S. Border Patrol as they relate to suicide prevention and engaged the assistance of a subject matter expert in the field of suicide prevention in a custodial environment.
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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at West Texas Detention Facility in Sierra Blanca, Texas
CRCL conducted an investigation (August 14-16, 2018) into conditions of detention for ICE detainees at the West Texas Detention Facility in Sierra Blanca, TX.
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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Atlanta City Detention Center in Atlanta, Georgia
CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Atlanta City Detention Center in Atlanta, Georgia. CRCL’s onsite investigation, which occurred May 25-26, 2017, was in response to allegations received in 2016 reporting civil rights and civil liberties violations of persons detained at the facility in the following areas: medical care, segregation, legal access, and the detainee grievance system.
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Recommendations Memo to CBP Concerning Rio Grande Valley Sector U.S. Border Patrol Stations
This memorandum documents the actions of CRCL with regard to Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Stations and provides recommendations to CBP.
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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigations at the Alexandria Staging Facility and the LaSalle Detention Facility
CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for ICE detainees at the Alexandria Staging Facility, located in Alexandria, Louisiana and the LaSalle Detention Facility, located in Jena, Louisiana. CRCL's review focused in large part on operations in the areas of suicide prevention, medical care, and conditions of confinement.
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Expert Recommendations Memo for Onsite Investigation at Johnson County Detention Center in Cleburne, Texas
CRCL conducted an onsite investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Johnson County Detention Center in Cleburne, Texas.