The Commission on Civil Rights' unique statutory mandate affords its the enviable opportunity to continue to enhance enforcement of civil rights laws to appraise laws and policies of the Federal government with respect to the civil rights of the 21st century.

The purpose of this ambitious report is to examine whether levels of integration tend to erode as court desegregation orders are lifted. States examined are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina.

The Texas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights submits this report (August 2011), Human Trafficking in Texas-More Resources and Resolve Needed to Stem Surge in Modern Day Slavery, as part of its responsibility to examine and report on civil rights issues under the jurisdiction of the Commission. This report is the unanimous statement by all members of the Texas Committee and is approved by a vote of 13 yes and 0 no. Human trafficking is the cruel and vicious practice of transporting human beings for the purpose of labor or sex exploitation. At its core it is a violation...

The purpose of this report is to comprehensively examine the U.S. Government's compliance with federal immigration laws and detention policies, and also detail evidence regarding possible infringement upon the constitutional rights afforded to detained immigrants. More specifically, this report examines the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its component agencies' treatment of detained immigrants in immigration holding, processing, and detention centers throughout the United States. Prior to writing this report, the Commission gathered facts and data to analyze whether DHS, its...