233734 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties for Detained Immigrants: Detention Reform and Oversight at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Monday, November 8, 2010 : 5:10 PM - 5:35 PM

Margo Schlanger, JD , U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Washington, DC
     
The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security investigates complaints of civil rights violations in immigration detention, and advises the Secretary and the Department on how to best protect civil rights in Departmental activities. The Department of Homeland Security administers Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is responsible for the immigration detention system in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security is in the process of reviewing all aspects of care and custody for immigration detainees, including health and mental health services. The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security will speak on the Department of Homeland Securities plans for reform and oversight of this system.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines

Learning Objectives:
Describe the function of the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security. Describe the role of internal policing of ICE in the protection of immigration detainees in the United States.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I oversee the Department of Homeland Security's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, which investigates complaints of civil rights violations in immigration detention, and advises the Secretary and the Department on how to best protect civil rights in Departmental activities.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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