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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Summary of CRCL Recommendation Memorandum and CBP's Response: Behavior Management of Unaccompanied Children in Custody
On February 27, 2023, CBP responded to a Recommendation Memorandum issued in September 2022 by CRCL about policies concerning behavior management of unaccompanied children in U.S. Border Patrol custody.
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Summary of CRCL's Recommendations and ICE's Response: Ensuring Critical Services During Medical Isolation and Quarantine
On February 9, 2023, ICE responded to a Recommendation Memorandum issued in July 2022 by CRCL about ensuring critical services are provided to individuals who are housed in medical isolation and quarantine housing units.
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Summary of CRCL's Recommendations and ICE's Response: Erroneous Removal
On March 23, 2023, ICE responded to a Recommendation Memorandum issued in June 2022 by CRCL about the erroneous removal of a Guatemalan national previously in ICE detention.
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Retention Memo to ICE Concerning Buffalo Service Processing Center
CRCL received allegations that ICE violated the civil rights and civil liberties of noncitizens at the Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center (BSPC) in Batavia, New York. 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 the investigation.
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Retention Memo to CBP Concerning the CBP One App
CRCL opened complaint investigation 005827-23-CBP, 005762-23-CBP, 006024-23-CBP, 006058-23-CBP and 006149-23-CBP, all of which involve allegations of significant difficulties found by migrants with the CBP One™ mobile application (“CBP One” or “app”) functionality.
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Summary of CRCL Expert Recommendation Memo and ICE's Response Concerning Baker County Detention Center in Macclenny, Florida
On May 1, 2023, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforement (ICE) responded to an Expert Recommendation Memorandum issued in April 2022 by CRCL that followed an onsite investigation at the Baker County Detention Center. ICE concurred with 26 recommendations, partially concurred with 12, and non-concurred with 13.
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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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Retention Memo to ICE Concerning Clay County Jail in Brazil, Indiana
The purpose of this memorandum is to notify of the complaints, describe the allegations, inform that CRCL will retain the above-referenced complaints for investigation, and conduct an onsite investigation at Clay County on July 24-27, 2023, and explain how CRCL will work with ICE during our investigation concerning Clay County Jail in Brazil, Indiana.
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Retention Memo to ICE Concerning Boone County Jail in Lexington, Kentucky
The purpose of this memorandum is to notify of the complaints and describe the allegations, inform that CRCL will retain the above-referenced complaints for investigation and conduct an onsite investigation, and explain how CRCL will work with ICE during our investigation concerning Boone County Jail in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Summary of CRCL's Recommendations and USCIS's Response: Disability Modification Requests
On May 4, 2023, USCIS responded to a Recommendation Memorandum issued in December 2022 by CRCL about USCIS’s handling of disability modification requests from the public. USCIS concurred with one of CRCL’s recommendations and non-concurred with two.