Operating Status

Due to a lapse in appropriations, the agency is currently closed. The agency will reopen under its normal schedule once funding has been re-established. During this period, staff will be unable to respond to emails or phone calls.

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Annual Statutory Enforcement Reports

	The State of Civil Rights at Immigration Detention Facilities September 24, 2015 This report examines the civil rights and constitutional concerns that the Commission raised with the DHS and component agencies over the treatment of adult and minor immigrant detainees who are being held under federal law in detention centers across the country.
	Patient Dumping September 30, 2014 This report examines the enforcement of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act which addresses situations where hospitals fail to screen, treat, or appropriately transfer patients and is a possible violation of federal law, including civil rights laws.
	Sexual Assault in the Military September 24, 2013 This report examines how the Department of Defense and its Armed Services respond to Service members who report having been sexually assaulted and how it investigates and disciplines Service members accused of perpetrating sexual assault.
	Redistricting and the 2010 Census: Enforcing Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act September 13, 2012 This Report examines the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division’s enforcement of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in the 2011-2012 redistricting cycle.
	Peer-to-Peer Violence and Bullying: Examining the Federal Response September 22, 2011 This report focuses on the government‘s efforts to enforce federal civil rights laws with respect to peer-to-peer violence based on race, national origin, sex, disability, religion, and sexual orientation or gender identity.