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 ICE's Response: ICE Health Service Corps Mental Health and Medical Care Part I
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE about the quality of noncitizen medical and mental health care at facilities staffed by ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC). ICE concurred with 13 recommendations, partially concurred with ten, and non-concurred with three.
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Summary of CRCL Recommendation Memorandum and ICE's Response: Notification of Hospitalization
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE about the withholding of detained noncitizens’ hospitalization information from family and legal counsel. ICE partially concurred with one of CRCL’s recommendations and non-concurred with two.
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Summary of CRCL Recommendation Memorandum and ICE's Response: Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE that followed a targeted onsite investigation at Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center (Pine Prairie). ICE partially concurred with two recommendations and non-concurred with two.
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Summary of CRCL’s Recommendations and ICE’s Response: Krome North Service Processing Center (March 2024)
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE that followed a targeted onsite investigation at the Krome North Service Processing Center. ICE concurred with one recommendation, and non-concurred with 13.
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Summary of CRCL’s Recommendations and ICE’s Response: Richwood Correctional Center
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE that followed an onsite investigation at the Richwood Correctional Center. ICE concurred with 53 recommendations, partially concurred with 17, and non-concurred with 13.
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Summary of CRCL’s Recommendations and ICE’s Response: Richwood Correctional Center (Part II)
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE that followed a virtual onsite investigation at the Richwood Correctional Center. ICE concurred with 51 recommendations and non-concurred with four.
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Retention Memo to CBP Concerning Family Unit Processing
CRCL received multiple complaints alleging that family members who were encountered together by CBP were put into different immigration processing pathways or had different immigration processing outcomes after being transferred to different DHS facilities in violation of CBP policy and procedures. The purpose of this memorandum is to notify CBP of the complaints, describe the allegations, and inform CBP that CRCL will retain these complaints for investigation.
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Summary of CRCL Recommendation Memorandum and CBP's Response: U.S. Border Patrol Tucson Sector
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to CBP that followed an onsite investigation within the U.S. Border Patrol Tucson Sector. CBP concurred with seven recommendations, partially concurred with three, and non-concurred with two.
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Summary of CRCL Recommendation Memorandum and CBP's Response: Vehicular Pursuits
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to CBP regarding vehicle pursuits by CBP personnel. CBP concurred with 17 of CRCL’s recommendations and partially concurred with four.
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Summary of CRCL Recommendation Memorandum and ICE's Response: ICE Hoteling of Unaccompanied Children
This is a summary of CRCL's Recommendation Memorandum to ICE about ICE’s use of hotel rooms (i.e., hoteling) to temporarily detain unaccompanied children. ICE concurred with two of CRCL’s recommendations, partially concurred with six, and non-concurred with four.