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The Publication Library contains guidance and policy papers, reports, strategies, program regulations, guidelines, brochures and more.

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  • Retention Memo for Onsite Investigation at Pine Prairie Detention Center in Pine Prairie, Louisiana

    CRCL received a complaint alleging abuses of the civil rights and civil liberties of individuals in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Pine Prairie Detention Center in Pine Prairie, Louisiana. CRCL reviewed several incidents where detainees expressed concern with general conditions at the facility resulting in wide-spread grievances in the areas of due process, discrimination based on national origin, and denial of recreation. More specifically, complaints involved allegations related to: quarantine and exposure to airborne illnesses resulting in denial of recreation,  violations of due process rights, national origin discrimination, prolonged segregation, physical, verbal, and mental abuse, and denial of legal access.

  • Retention Memo for Onsite Investigation at Richwood Correctional Center in Richwood, Louisiana

    CRCL opened complaints alleging abuses of the civil rights and civil liberties of individuals in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Richwood Correctional Center in Richwood, Louisiana. The allegations raised and reviewed involved medical and mental health care, conditions of confinement, suicide prevention, detainee safety, segregation, the grievance system, and environmental health and safety.

  • DHS/CBP/PIA-062 Trusted Worker Program System (TWP)

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is responsible for vetting and monitoring the eligibility of workers applying for access to sensitive CBP-controlled areas or positions. CBP uses the Trusted Worker Program System (TWP), which is a subsystem of the e-Business cloud and is hosted on the CBP Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud East (CACE), to facilitate enrollment and vetting of applicants for eBadge, Bonded Worker, and Broker’s License. In 2019, CBP migrated the data and vetting of trusted workers from the Global Enrollment System (GES) Trusted Worker (TW) to TWP. CBP has developed this overarching Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) to: (1) document the creation of a new privacy sensitive system, TWP, (2) and provide notice of a web-service interface data exchange mechanism between CBP and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Transportation Vetting System (TVS) for the eBadge program.

  • Digital Forum on Terrorism Prevention - Pittsburgh Flyer

    The Digital Forum on Terrorism Prevention is an all-day event that offers a platform for community leaders in various fields to engage with tech companies to discuss innovative and inclusive responses to hate, polarization, and terrorism in the digital space. This flyer was shared with local stakeholders and partners for the fourth iteration of the Digital Forum, which was held on September 11, 2019 in Pittsburgh, PA

  • Retention Memo for Onsite Investigation at Yuma Border Patrol Station in Yuma, Arizona

    CRCL opened complaints alleging that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) violated the civil rights and civil liberties of detainees at the Yuma Border Patrol Station, to include temporary soft-sided facilities that were constructed in June 2019 to address the influx, and the San Luis Port of Entry (POE) in Yuma, Arizona. The allegations included: inferior hold room conditions, such as inadequate food, drink, temperature control and bedding; lack of personal hygiene items; insufficient health screening and medical care; inappropriate family separation; inadequate record-keeping; inadequate telephone access; verbal and physical abuse; excessive time in custody; failure to return personal property upon departure from the CBP facility; and failure to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled persons at the POE.

  • The Office of Intelligence and Analysis FY 2020-2024 Strategic Plan

    The FY 2020-2024 Strategic Plan articulates how the Office of Intelligence and Analysis will achieve goals and mission objectives, while continuing to meet the needs of the Department and our other partners.

  • SEVIS by the Numbers - 2018 Annual Report

    The SEVIS by the Numbers 2018 Annual Report highlights key Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) data. The data illustrates trends, values and information specifically on F and M international students studying in the United States and the schools that enroll them.

  • SEVIS by the Numbers - Employer Data for 2018

    This data has been extracted from SEVIS. It provides an overview of top employers for students participating in practical training and sponsors for exchange visitors during 2018.

  • SEVIS by the Numbers - Nonimmigrant Student and Exchange Visitor Data for 2018

    This data has been extracted from SEVIS. It provides an overview of active nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors during 2018.

  • SEVIS by the Numbers - School Data for 2018

    This data has been extracted from SEVIS. It provides an overview of SEVP-certified schools during 2018.

Last Updated: 01/28/2022