Contact the Department of Justice to report a civil rights violation

Workplace discrimination or other employment-related problem.

• Fired, not hired, or demoted for reasons unrelated to job performance or qualifications.
• Retaliated against for reporting discrimination.
• Inappropriately asked to provide immigration documentation.
• Denied reemployment or fired based on military service.
• Denied an accommodation for a disability, including not being allowed to have a service animal in the workplace.

Housing discrimination or harassment.

• Denied housing, a permit, or a loan based on personal characteristics like race, sex, and/or having children under 18 years old.
• Harassment by a landlord or another tenant, including sexual harassment.
• Challenges with terminating a lease due to military status change.
• Denied an accommodation for a disability, including not being allowed to have a service or assistance animal in public housing.

Discrimination at a school, educational program or service, or related to receiving education.

• Harassment based on race, sex, national origin, disability, or religion.
• Denied admission or segregated in an education program or activity.
• Denied educational accommodations for a disability or language barrier.

Mistreated by police, correctional staff, or inmates.

(Including while in prison)

• Police brutality or use of excessive force, including patterns of police misconduct.
• Searched and arrested under false pretenses, including racial or other discriminatory profiling.
• Denied rights while arrested or incarcerated.
• Denied access to safe living conditions or accommodations for a disability, language barrier, or religious practice while incarcerated.

Voting rights or ability to vote affected.

• Obstacles to registering to vote, obtaining or submitting a ballot, having your ballot counted, or entering a polling place to vote.
• Denied adequate voting assistance or accommodations for a disability at a polling place.
• Restricted or prevented from participating in an election, including voting, becoming a candidate, or being elected for office.

Discriminated against in a commercial location or public place.

This could include a store, restaurant, bar, hotel, place of worship, library, medical facility, bank, courthouse, government building, public park or street, as well as online.

• A physical or online location that does not provide disability accommodations.
• Denied service or entry because of a perceived personal characteristic like race, sex, or religion.
• Denied an accommodation for a disability, including not being allowed to have a service animal in a commercial or public location.

Something else happened.

The examples above reflect some but not all of the civil rights violations that we address. Select this option if you don’t see an example that applies to your situation. You will be able to tell us more later.