Director Stacia A. Hylton was confirmed on December 22, 2010. A hearing to consider the nomination was held on November 17, 2010.
An archived webcast is available. On December 1, 2010, the Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the Senate.
Letters Received in Connection with the Nomination
- November 30, 2010 - Joint Letter [Nan Aron, Alliance for Justice; Andrea Black, Detention Watch Network; Donna Red Wing, Grassroots Leadership; Paul Wright, Human Rights Defense Center; Charlie Sullivan, International CURE; Tracy Velazquez, Justice Policy Institute; Heidi Boghosian, National Lawyers Guild; Ken Kopczynski, Private Corrections Working Group; Craig Holman, Public Citizen]
- November 17, 2010 - National Immigration Forum
- November 17, 2010 - American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO
- November 16, 2010 - AFSCME Local 810, District Council 47
- November 15, 2010 - Joint Letter [Nan Aron, Alliance for Justice; Silky Shah, Detention Watch Network; Donna Red Wing, Grassroots Leadership; Paul Wright, Human Rights Defense Center; Charlie Sullivan, International CURE; Tracy Valazquez, Justice Policy Institute; Heidi Boghosian, National Lawyers Guild; Ken Kopczynski, Private Corrections Working Group; Craig Holman, Public Citizen]
- November 15, 2010 - Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association
- October 27, 2010 - National Sheriffs' Association