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Last Updated: November 12, 2021 | Publication

Retention Memo Concerning Alleged Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Unaccompanied Children

CRCL opened complaints alleging violations of civil rights or civil liberties resulting from incidents of alleged disciplinary actions taken against unaccompanied children in CBP custody. The purpose of this memorandum is to notify CBP of the complaints, describe the allegations, and inform you that CRCL retained these complaints for investigation.

Last Updated: May 28, 2021 | Publication

CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2016

CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2016

Last Updated: May 27, 2021 | Publication

CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2012

CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2012

Last Updated: May 26, 2021 | Publication

CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2011

CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2011

Last Updated: May 13, 2021 | Testimony

Oral Testimony of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

Secretary Mayorkas appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs in a hearing titled, “DHS Actions to Address Unaccompanied Minors at the Southern Border.”

Last Updated: May 3, 2021 | Press Releases

Photos: DHS Action on the Southwest Border Yields Results

DHS and HHS were left to rebuild the capacity to shelter and process the children, after having inherited a system that had been entirely dismantled by the prior administration. These photos demonstrate the tremendous progress that DHS and its partners have made to safely and efficiently transfer unaccompanied children out of CBP custody and into the care of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Last Updated: May 3, 2021 | Press Releases

Infographic: DHS Action on the Southwest Border Yields Results

DHS and HHS were left to rebuild the capacity to shelter and process the children, after having inherited a system that had been entirely dismantled by the prior administration. This infographic demonstrates the tremendous progress that DHS and its partners have made to safely and efficiently transfer unaccompanied children out of CBP custody and into the care of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Last Updated: March 19, 2021 | Press Releases

Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’ Visit to El Paso with Bipartisan Delegation of Senators

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas led a bipartisan Senate delegation to El Paso, Texas to view operations on the southwest border and receive a briefing on the processing, shelter, and transfer of unaccompanied children.

Last Updated: March 16, 2021 | Press Releases

Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas Regarding the Situation at the Southwest Border

There is understandably a great deal of attention currently focused on the southwest border.  I want to share the facts, the work that we in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and across the government are doing, and our plan of action.

Last Updated: March 13, 2021 | Press Releases

Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Directs FEMA to Support Response for Unaccompanied Children

Homeland Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas has directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support a government-wide effort over the next 90 days to safely receive, shelter, and transfer unaccompanied children who make the dangerous journey to the U.S. southwest border.