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ICE joins DHS delegation at CERD engagement
WASHINGTON – A U.S. delegation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), attended a meeting hosted by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), Aug. 11. This interagency entity comprises a body of experts who monitor implementation of strategies focused on the elimination of discrimination in all forms.
Distinguished attendees at this month’s meeting included Ambassador Michèle Taylor, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council, and Desirée Cormier Smith, U.S. Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice.
Taylor noted she was deeply moved by the honesty and vulnerability of the civil society participants at the discussion, and that listening to participants was an inspiration for ongoing work to combat systemic racial discrimination.