Posted on Mar 21, 2025
Homeland Security makes cuts to civil rights and immigration oversight offices
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The Department of Homeland Security is cutting jobs in the oversight divisions focused on civil rights as a part of a broader reduction in force effort across the federal government.
The affected offices, confirmed by DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, are the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman and the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman.
"These offices have obstructed immigration enforcement by adding bureaucratic hurdles and undermining [the department's] mission," McLaughlin said in a statement. "Rather than supporting law enforcement efforts, they often function as internal adversaries that slow down operations."
The affected offices, confirmed by DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, are the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman and the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman.
"These offices have obstructed immigration enforcement by adding bureaucratic hurdles and undermining [the department's] mission," McLaughlin said in a statement. "Rather than supporting law enforcement efforts, they often function as internal adversaries that slow down operations."
Homeland Security makes cuts to civil rights and immigration oversight offices
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So a large state security apparatus that effects all our lives, and that was created with important internal oversight mechanisms... now will have none. No safeguards for the rights of American citizens.
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I remember when FEMA was created. I was doing Disaster preparedness and NBC. I wonder where the cuts are exactly? We’ve certainly had plenty of disasters to respond to in the last year alone.
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