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MEMORANDUM FOR: SUBJECT: PuMgse Office of rnforcen+ent and Removal Operations U.S. Department or Homeland security 300 12 °' St, SW Washington, DC 20336 U.S. Immigration {x � and Customs Enforcement June 19, 2015 Assistant Directors Deputy Assistant Directors Field Office Directors Deputy Field Office Directors Assistant Field Office Direc ICE Health Service Cornsx i Thomas Homan Executive Assos Further Goance Regarding the Care of Transgender Detainees This memorandum provides further guidance regarding the placement and care of transgender adult detainees in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Background This guidance complements existing ICE, detention standards, ICE Policy 11062.2: Sexual Abuse and Assault Prevention and Intervention (SAAPI) (May 22, 2014), and the requirements of the U.S. 'Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulation titled, "Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Sexual Abuse and Assault in Confinement Facilities," 79 Fed. Reg. 13,100 (Mar. 7, 2014), hereafter DHS PREA Standards. The security and safety of FRO employees, detainees, detention staff, and members of the public are paramount in the exercise of this guidance. As in all cases, if an individual is not subject to the requirements of mandatory detention, Field Office Directors (FODs) should continue to consider whether the use of detention resources is warranted for a given individual and shall consider, on a case by case basis, all relevant factors in this determination, 'including whether an individual identifies as transgender. While the FODs may exercise prosecutorial discretion at any stage of an enforcement proceeding, it is generally preferable to exercise such discretion, if warranted, as early in the case or proceeding as possible. Exhibit I 65B -7