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  • Retention Memo Concerning Suicide Attempts

    CRCL received four complaints alleging that the Office of Field Operations and U.S. Border Patrol within CBP have violated an individual's civil rights or civil liberties. The purpose of this memorandum is to notify CBP of the complaint and describe those allegations, inform CBP that CRCL will retain this complaint for investigation, and explain how CRCL will work with CBP during its investigation.

  • Close Memo for Onsite Investigation at Bedford Heights City Jail, Bedford Heights, Ohio

    CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at the Bedford Heights City Jail in Bedford Heights, Ohio. Following a collaborative process between ICE and CRCL that focused on findings and recommendations made by CRCL’s subject matter experts, ICE informed CRCL that it is no longer using this facility. Consequently, as of the date of this memorandum, CRCL is closing the above-listed complaint.

  • Close Memo for Onsite Investigation at Chippewa (Sault Sainte Marie, Wisconsin) and Calhoun (Battle Creek, Michigan) County Correctional Facilities

    CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at the Chippewa County Correctional Facility in Sault Sainte Marie, Wisconsin, and the Calhoun County Correctional Facility in Battle Creek, Michigan. Following a collaborative process between ICE and CRCL that focused on findings and recommendations made by CRCL's subject-matter experts, CRCL considers the majority of the issues identified by the experts to be resolved. Consequently, as of the date of this memorandum, CRCL closed this complaint.

  • Close Memo for Onsite Investigation at Eloy Detention Center, Eloy, Arizona

    CRCL conducted an investigation into two deaths and two suicides of individuals in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), at the Eloy Detention Center (EDC) located in Eloy, Arizona. CRCL's review of EDC focused in large part on medical care, mental health care, and suicide prevention and intervention, as well as other conditions of detention issues raised in the complaints.

  • Close Memo for Onsite Investigation at Otero County Processing Center, Chaparral, New Mexico

    CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at the Otero County Processing Center located in Chaparral, New Mexico. Following a collaborative process between ICE and CRCL that focused on findings and recommendations made by CRCL's subject-matter experts, CRCL considers the issues identified by the experts tobe resolved. Consequently, CRCL closed the complaint listed above.

  • Close Memo for Onsite Investigation at San Diego Detention Facility, San Diego, California

    CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at the San Diego Contract Detention Facility in San Diego, California. Following a collaborative process between ICE and CRCL that focused on findings and recommendations made by CRCL's subject-matter experts, CRCL considers the issues identified by the experts to be resolved. Consequently, CRCL closed the complaint listed above.

  • Title VI at DHS

    The DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) oversees enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. CRCL coordinates a federally assisted compliance program, and provides guidance and technical assistance to Department recipients to help organizations understand their obligations under Title VI and related civil rights authorities.

  • Close Memo for Onsite Investigation at Delaney Hall, Newark, New Jersey

    CRCL conducted an investigation into conditions of detention for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey. Following a collaborative process between ICE and CRCL that focused on findings and recommendations made by CRCL's subject-matter experts, CRCL considers the issues identified by the experts to be resolved. Consequently, CRCL has closed the complaint listed above.

  • NTAS Bulletin - December 16, 2015 - Translations

    On December 16, 2015, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson issued a National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin. The following are versions of the Bulletin translated into various languages.

  • Multilingual Resources in Korean

    Multilingual Resources in Korean 

Last Updated: 01/28/2022