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4 Mar 2008, 2:12 pm
On March 1, the Department marked the five-year anniversary of its Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. [read post]
13 Apr 2017, 5:00 am
Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC) has filed a federal complaint with the Office for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detailing the prevalence of reports of sexual abuse, assault, and harassment... [read post]
20 Feb 2013, 9:00 am
By Lauren Guicheteau There are no protections against warrantless and suspicionless searches of electronic devises at the United States’ borders because these searches are not civil rights violations according to the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) for the Department of Homeland Security. [read post]
14 Apr 2011, 2:51 pm
"Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) filed 13 complaints today with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Office of Inspector General demanding that the Obama administration investigate abuse allegations and take action to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) immigrants in DHS custody. [read post]
19 Jul 2021, 1:35 pm
The Immigrant Rights Clinic at New York University School of Law and the Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic filed a joint complaint with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties alleging a widespread pattern... [read post]
23 Nov 2022, 10:36 am
Addressing impunity within the agency must start with DHS taking steps to bolster the role and authority of the CBP Office of Professional Responsibility and DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. [read post]
11 Sep 2017, 6:53 pm
Civil liberties and human rights can indeed be protected while fighting terrorism. [read post]
5 Jun 2013, 12:49 pm
Disappointingly, the DHS Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Office disagrees. [read post]
8 Nov 2018, 11:00 am
This week’s midterms should send a strong message to the political establishment that when our civil rights and civil liberties are on the line, American voters will step in. [read post]
12 May 2020, 3:30 am
Democracy Forward released an announcement yesterday asking the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to investigate whether DHS officials within the Office of Public Affairs violated the Privacy Act and DHS policy by leaking details... [read post]
22 Nov 2019, 9:07 am
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of five journalists who were allegedly tracked, detained and interrogated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). [read post]
7 May 2011, 9:01 pm
In response to complaints filed in March with the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security, the DHS office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is conducting an investigation into the conduct of federal agents at several at several US-Canada border crossings in Michagan. [read post]
19 Mar 2018, 10:23 am
After codifying the functions and responsibilities of the chief procurement officer, chief security officer, inspector general, Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, undersecretary for science and technology, and the chief scientist, Title I codifies the guidelines for DHS’s Rotation Program, including the Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program. [read post]
25 Mar 2024, 1:37 pm
They can file a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security about unfortunate “travel experiences” they may have encountered because of the wrongful placement. [read post]
6 Dec 2017, 11:16 am
Several immigration and civil rights organizations filed suit [complaint, PDF] Wednesday against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) [official websites] division for illegally withholding a memo recommending the closure of an Alabama immigration detention facility run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE]. [read post]
21 May 2013, 6:36 am
This amendment is critically important because it establishes a broad framework specifying when solitary confinement can be used to house immigration detainees, places limits on the use of such confinement in non-criminal settings, and requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop effective oversight mechanisms. [read post]
6 Jan 2016, 2:54 pm
The Department of Homeland Security agency is hiring an Ombudsman Specialist for its Office of the Ombudsman in Arlington, VA. [read post]
6 Nov 2015, 1:00 pm
The Department of Homeland Security agency is hiring an Ombudsman Specialist for its Office of the Ombudsman in Arlington, VA. [read post]
9 Sep 2011, 12:12 pm
The creation of the Department of Homeland Security. [read post]
24 Jun 2013, 2:22 pm
It improves oversight and accountability mechanisms over Department of Homeland Security agencies, including detention facilities that often engage in egregious violations of basic rights. [read post]
