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Commissioners hear from panelists regarding “Conditions of Immigration Detention Centers and the Status of Treatment of Immigrants in Detention,” April 2019
Highlights
- May 9, 2019 - Commission to Hold Public Briefing: Federal Me Too: Examining Sexual Harassment in Government Workplaces
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Urges Passage of the Dream Act of 2019, April 2019
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Condemns Past and Recent Comments Motivated by or Evidencing Religious Intolerance, April 2019
- Friday, April 12, 2019 Business Meeting and Public Comment Session: Condition of Immigration Detention Centers and Treatment of Immigrants (Sunshine Act Notice)
- 12 de Abril de 2019 Sesión de comentarios públicos sobre la condición de los centros de detención de inmigrantes y el estatus de los inmigrantes detenidos
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Urges the U.S. Department of Justice and the Trump Administration to Increase Hate Crime Enforcement to Address White Nationalism, March 2019
- April 12, 2019 Public Comment Session: Condition of Immigration Detention Centers and Treatment of Immigrants
- October -December 2018 Commission Quarterly Newsletter
Commission News
- April 30 and May 3, 2019 - Indiana Advisory Committee Web Briefings - Lead Poisoning (Press Release)
- April 30 and May 3, 2019 - Indiana Advisory Committee Web Briefings - Lead Poisoning (Information Flyer)
- May 3, 2019 - Illinois Advisory Committee Public Briefing on Fair Housing (Press Release)
- May 3, 2019 - Nevada Advisory Committee Community Forum: Policing Practices and Administration of Justice (Information Flyer)
- May 3, 2019 - Nevada Advisory Committee Community Forum: Policing Practices and Administration of Justice (Press Release)
- April 30, 2019 – Michigan Advisory Committee Public Briefing: Voting Rights (Press Release)
- April 30, 2019 – Michigan Advisory Committee Public Briefing: Voting Rights (Information Flyer)
Other
Recent Reports
Annual Statutory Enforcement Reports
- Minority Voting Rights Access - 2018 Report
- Targeted Fines and Fees - 2017 Report
- Environmental Justice - 2016 Report
- Immigration Detention - 2015 Report
Briefing Reports
- Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans
- Police Use of Force: An Examination of Modern Policing Practices
- Contemporary Civil Rights Challenges: A View from the States - 2018 Survey of the State Advisory Committees
- Higher Education Access, Persistence, and Completion for Students of Color
State Advisory Committee Reports
- Human Trafficking in Oregon
- Employment Discrimination in Utah 1997
- Payday Lending in Rhode Island
- October 2018 - Access to Voting Across America: Collected Reports of the State Advisory Committees to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Recent Correspondence
- March 2019 Commission Sends Letters to Government Entities Transmitting Arizona Advisory Committee Memorandum on Voting Rights
- Letter to House Judiciary Committee Transmitting Commission’s Minority Voting Rights Access Report, January 2019
- December 2018 Commission Sends Letters to Government Entities Transmitting Alaska Advisory Committee Memorandum on Native Alaska Voting Rights
- Information Request to the Department of Health and Human Services on Family Separation, December 2018
Recent Congressional
Reports and Testimony
- Request for Congressional Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020
- Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2018
- Request for Congressional Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019
- USCCR Strategic Plan FY 2018 to 2022