The Publication Library contains guidance and policy papers, reports, strategies, program regulations, guidelines, brochures and more.
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DHS Complaint Avenues Guidance
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has many avenues for the public to make complaints involving DHS employees or programs, alleged violations of civil rights and civil liberties, immigration filing, travel redress, and other types of grievances. This guide brings together information about these avenues.
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CRCL Reports - Documents
Read reports from the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL): about the Office, our review of Department initiatives, and our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Diversity program.
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Headquarters EEO No FEAR Act Quarterly Reports
Headquarters equal employment opportunity quarterly data posted pursuant to the No Fear Act.
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CRCL Mission Statement in Alternate Languages
DHS CRCL mission statement in alternate languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Haitian-creole, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese.
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Delegation 2001: Delegation to the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Delegation 2001 vests authority in the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs to manage the public affairs duties of the Department of Homeland Security.
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Comprehensive Recommendation Review
Since its creation by the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Service’s Ombudsman (Ombudsman’s Office) has issued over fifty-one recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Each recommendation identifies systemic issues impacting the delivery of immigration services and benefits, highlights stakeholder concerns about a particular issue, suggests possible solutions to resolve the problem, and always provides an independent, impartial perspective. This comprehensive review offers an update on the status of implementation by USCIS for each recommendation as of February 2012, and further enables the Ombudsman’s Office to continue working with USCIS to effectuate positive change that will make our immigration system better for everyone.
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DHS Implementation of Executive Order 13563
On January 18, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order 13563 "Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review," which supplements and affirms the requirements of Executive Order 12866 "Regulatory Planning and Review."
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FOIA Processing
In general, the FOIA requires an agency to respond to FOIA requests within 20 business days after the office that maintains the responsive records receives the request. The business day response requirement is not necessarily the time frame for releasing responsive documents.
The Department processes its requests by date of receipt at the proper office maintaining the required records on a first-in, first-out basis, except for exceptions outlined in the FOIA and the Department of Homeland Security FOIA implementing regulations.
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DHS/ICE/PIA-027 ICE Subpoena System
The ICE Subpoena System (ISS) is owned and operated by the Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ISS automates the process of generating, logging, and tracking subpoenas and summonses that ICE issues in furtherance of its investigations into violations of customs and immigration laws.
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United States-Canada Joint Border Threat and Risk Assessment
The United States-Canada Joint Border Threat and Risk Assessment will provide U.S. and Canadian policymakers, resource planners, and other law enforcement officials with a strategic overview of significant threats along the 5,525-mile/8,891-km international boundary between the United States and Canada.