Dear Houston Area Colleagues:
 
This is an invitation for the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) virtual engagement with community leaders and stakeholders in the Houston area. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 4, 2022, from 2:00 – 3:30PM CDT.  This is an open invite so please forward to other community members who you think may be interested.
 
Given that I am taking over Houston engagement for CRCL, I would like to introduce myself and hear directly from you about your issues/concerns regarding DHS policies and programs, including on topics such as domestic violent extremism (including white supremacist violent extremism), racial profiling and discrimination, immigration and border related issues, travel screening, and anything else you would like to raise. I also welcome your advice on how to make such engagements more effective and ways to encourage more community participation. We are only inviting community stakeholders to this meeting to encourage free and frank discussion, in preparation for future interagency roundtables with DHS and non-DHS local government and law enforcement participation.
 
If you wish to participate, please RSVP by August 2, 2022 to Nadia.Batcha@hq.dhs.gov. Further details, including dial-in information and the agenda will be provided closer to the date. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate (e.g., an ASL interpreter, captioning, Braille, or large print), please email me at Nadia.Batcha@hq.dhs.gov or call (202) 604-0140.
 
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like further information.
 
I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your partnership and please stay safe!
 
 

 
Nadia Batcha
Senior Policy Advisor
Office for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties
US Department of Homeland Security
Washington DC 20528
202.604.0140 (Cell)
Nadia.Batcha@hq.dhs.gov
WWW.DHS.GOV/CRCL