Engaging Key Communities
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Engaging Key Communities
Protecting Civil Rights
U.S. Department of JusticeCivil Rights Division
Initiative to Combat Post-9/11 Discriminatory Backlash
Investigate Complaints
Role of CRCL:• 6 U.S.C 345• Constitutional & Statutory Rights• Discrimination/Profiling• Conditions of Detention• Screening• Traveler Redress - www.dhs.gov/trip
Community Roundtables
• Community-Government forums in key cities.
- CRCL has targeted 6 key cities.
- Colleagues have such forums in several other cities.
Chicago
Buffalo
Houston
Los Angeles
Detroit
San Diego
Boston
Washington, DC
New York/New
Jersey
Cultural Competency
Cultural Competency
• Hajj Travel Information
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/hajj.shtm
Civil Service
Civil Service
DHS Incident Community Coordination Team
• With American, Arab, Muslim, Sikh, South Asian, and Middle Eastern American Communities
Shaarik H. Zafar
Senior Policy Advisor
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Department of Homeland Security