High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group

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The High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group is a specialized U.S. government task force that conducts intelligence-focused interrogations of terrorism suspects considered to be of significant strategic importance.

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High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government task force ⓘ
interagency group ⓘ
collaboratesWith U.S. intelligence community ⓘ
U.S. military ⓘ
federal law enforcement agencies ⓘ
componentOf U.S. counterterrorism architecture ⓘ
conducts interrogations of terrorism suspects captured in the United States ⓘ
interrogations of terrorism suspects captured overseas ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdBy Obama administration ⓘ
field counterterrorism ⓘ
intelligence gathering ⓘ
focusesOn high-value detainees ⓘ
terrorism suspects of significant strategic importance ⓘ
formationYear 2009 ⓘ
formedAfter Bush administration interrogation controversies ⓘ
debates over enhanced interrogation techniques ⓘ
formedBy United States government ⓘ
hasComponent operational interrogation team ⓘ
research and training unit ⓘ
includesAgency Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
Department of State ⓘ
Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
Office of the Director of National Intelligence ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
leadAgency Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
legalBasis executive authority of the President of the United States ⓘ
mandate conduct lawful, non-coercive interrogations ⓘ
ensure interrogations comply with U.S. law and international obligations ⓘ
notableCase interrogation of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ⓘ
interrogation of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab ⓘ
objective develop best practices for strategic interrogations ⓘ
maximize intelligence yield while protecting detainee rights ⓘ
overseenBy Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
prohibits cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment ⓘ
torture ⓘ
purpose conduct intelligence-focused interrogations of high-value terrorism suspects ⓘ
gather actionable intelligence from terrorism suspects ⓘ
reportsTo National Security Council ⓘ
researches effectiveness of interrogation techniques ⓘ
shortName HIG ⓘ
subjectOf U.S. congressional oversight ⓘ
public debate on interrogation policy ⓘ
usesMethodology evidence-based interrogation techniques ⓘ
rapport-based interrogation techniques ⓘ

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National Security Branch → hasComponent → High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group ⓘ