Deportation Officer
As a Deportation Officer, you will perform the following duties:
Performing law enforcement duties to investigate, identify, locate, arrest, detain, prosecute, and remove foreign nationals who pose a threat to national security and public safety; conducting complex investigations, executing arrests, preparing cases for prosecution, and managing the detention and removal of aliens in the U.S. by working with foreign, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Coordinating and negotiating with domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies to manage the detention and removal of aliens in the U.S.; and sharing compiled actionable intelligence information with law enforcement intelligence communities. Identifying violators of immigration laws through the use of investigative methods and techniques as well as determining citizenship, to include gathering facts and evidence pertaining to aliens that pose a threat to national security and/or public safety. Interviewing suspects to gather critical information and evidence, as well as processing, detaining, and transporting aliens throughout the legal process. Initiating both criminal and civil prosecutions and deporting aliens to foreign countries as well as performing various aspects of custodial operations related to civil immigration enforcement. Organizational Location:
These positions are located in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations, at various duty locations within the field offices. Field Offices include:
Atlanta; Baltimore; Boston; Buffalo; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Detroit; El Paso, Houston; Los Angeles; Miami; New Orleans; New York; Newark; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Salt Lake City; San Antonio; San Diego; San Francisco; Seattle, Saint Paul, and Washington (Fairfax). Duty Location:
This announcement will be used to fill vacancies within ICE, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), as vacancies occur. Field Offices listed under Locations include all duty stations within each Field Area of Responsibility. Although the announcement advertises for multiple locations, it is not intended to convey nor imply that positions will be available in any or all duty stations. Geographic Consideration:
Applicants may choose as many locations as desired. However, the duty location offered will be based on the needs of the agency and availability of positions and funding. If you decline the location offered, you will be removed from further consideration. Note:
One or more positions may be filled using this vacancy announcement. Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions. Citizenship:
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. Selective Service:
Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service. Direct Deposit:
All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Definitions:
View Common Definitions of terms found in this announcement. Bargaining Unit:
This is a bargaining unit position. E-Verify:
DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities. Salary:
The salary range indicated in this announcement will be adjusted to include locality payment for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages. Probationary period:
A one-year probationary period may be required. Time-in-Grade:
Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet the time-in-grade requirement (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). The time-in-grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Medical/Fitness:
You may be required to pass a pre-employment medical examination and a pre-employment physical fitness test (PFT). Drug Testing:
Pursuant to Executive Order 12564, and the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan, ICE is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions (testing designated positions) are subject to random drug testing. Moreover, other drug testing of employees (e.g., reasonable suspicion drug test) may be conducted in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. All applicants tentatively selected for employment at ICE are subject to pre-employment drug testing and a final offer of employment is contingent upon a negative drug test result. GS-12:
You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, in at least THREE (3) of the following major categories equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service such as:
Investigate:
Reviewing evidence and documentation, analyzing trends, viewing records and/or concerning evidence and other barriers that complicate a case, establishing the interrelationships of facts and evidence; preparing criminal and civil complaints, requesting records, preparing and issuing subpoenas, and taking witness statements; gathering evidence and information relevant to nationality including claims of U.S. citizenship which can involve in-depth investigations requiring analysis, review, and application of highly complex U.S. immigration and nationality laws; gathering, evaluating, and reporting actionable intelligence information; installing and maintaining the full-range of electronic surveillance devices to identify and locate criminal aliens and those posing a threat to national security and/or public safety. Identify and Locate:
Identifying and locating aliens who pose a threat to national security and public safety, as well as those who enter the United States illegally with the intent to undermine the integrity of the nation's immigration laws and border control efforts. The methods and techniques utilized may include:
Using actionable intelligence developed through human sources such as detainee population, general public, open sources, and law enforcement contacts; Using a broad range of technologies including biometric software and high speed surveillance systems; Using numerous inter/intra-agency database systems comprised of data points to develop leads to assist in the location and arrest of priority, criminal, and removable aliens. Arrest:
Interviewing witnesses and interrogating suspects, including extracting information from persons who are sometimes uncooperative by using skillful questioning methods and techniques; obtaining and serving criminal and civil warrants of arrest for those individuals located in the U.S. which may include use of various levels of force (e.g., deadly force), and initiating deportation and/or criminal proceedings regardless of whether or not the individual is in the custody of another LEA; participating in interagency law enforcement taskforce operations. Responding to requests and assisting other law enforcement agencies in identifying aliens that pose a threat to national security and/or public safety, and preparing charging documents to initiate removal proceedings. Custody:
Conducting legal research to support custody decisions regarding the detention of aliens in federal court actions, to include writs of habeas corpus and mandamus petitions and assisting ICE trial attorneys and U.S. attorneys in representing the government in court actions; making recommendations for custody determinations regarding the detention of aliens; reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating cases to make recommendations regarding the appropriate custody conditions of aliens arrested by other federal officers such as Border Patrol Agents and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers; ensuring the safe, secure, and humane treatment of detainees while in ICE custody in accordance with established standards including juveniles and detainees with special needs; supervising aliens released from ICE custody on parole, bond, Orders of Recognizance, Orders of Supervision and/or Alternatives to Detention and taking appropriate enforcement actions for violations of release conditions. Prosecute:
Reviewing cases for legal sufficiency and making recommendations regarding whether they meet the elements of a federal crime and/or administrative violations and the prosecutorial guidelines of the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) maintaining security of restricted and classified materials; preparing criminal complaints through affidavits, development of facts, and gathering of evidence to support prosecution; obtaining information and preparing documentation for subpoenas; locating individuals, conducting interviews, gathering additional evidence and coordinating expert testimony in response to requests from the USAO.Deportation:
Reviewing cases for legal sufficiency to identify and process for removal, violators of federal immigration laws who meet agency prosecutorial guidelines; presenting cases for civil deportation proceedings including those to federal attorneys; recommending custody conditions and preparing formal detailed documentation for the purpose of adjudication and responding to applications for immigration benefits or relief, including bonds, parole, voluntary departure, stays of removal, and deferred action; planning and coordinating the execution of final removal orders ensuring the safe and secure deportation of alien detainees and maintaining public safety; managing juvenile cases and coordinating all aspects of the detention and removal process; receiving, preparing and documenting information related to complex failure to comply (FTC) cases; interpreting and applying laws, court orders, regulations, policies, and precedential decisions pertaining to the enforcement of immigration laws. Partnering:
Adhering to any mandatory legal, regulatory or policy requirements under international treaties and agreements regarding consular notification and access; collecting, evaluating and reporting information based on national intelligence collection requirements to include those related to national security, such as terrorism and proliferation of weapons and technology, the president's strategy to combat transnational organized crime, and illegal trafficking of weapons, persons, drugs, and money; maintaining partnerships with federal, state, and local LEAs to identify criminal aliens incarcerated or at-large within their jurisdiction and to obtain and share actionable intelligence critical to national security and public safety; maintaining relationships with foreign law enforcement counterparts and consular officials for the purpose of locating foreign fugitives or investigating claims of nationality; participating in interagency task force operations; establishing and maintaining working relationships with contractor personnel to ensure standards are complies with in accordance with established law and regulations pertaining to detention facilities and custodial requirements and providing recommendation for corrective action when deficiencies are found. GS-11:
You must meet one of the following to qualify at the GS-11 grade level:
A - Specialized
Experience:
In order to qualify for the GS-11 based on experience, you must have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal Service, performing duties involving activities in at least ONE (1) of the following functional areas:
Investigate:
Supporting criminal investigations related to alleged or suspected violations of immigration laws, regulations, and policies; and performing investigative functions from planning and fact finding to reporting the results of an investigation. Identify and Locate:
Identifying and locating aliens who may pose a threat to national security and/or public safety utilizing various methods and techniques which may include the use of actionable intelligence, use of surveillance systems and agency database systems or participation in the interview of witnesses or interrogation of suspects; and initiating removal proceedings. Arrest:
Obtaining and serving criminal and civil warrants of arrest; participating in interagency law enforcement taskforce operations by providing support to senior officers; and initiating criminal and civil proceedings against immigration violators. Custody:
Conducting legal research to support custody decisions; recommending custody determinations regarding detention of aliens; under the guidance of senior officers,
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Performing law enforcement duties to investigate, identify, locate, arrest, detain, prosecute, and remove foreign nationals who pose a threat to national security and public safety; conducting complex investigations, executing arrests, preparing cases for prosecution, and managing the detention and removal of aliens in the U.S. by working with foreign, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Coordinating and negotiating with domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies to manage the detention and removal of aliens in the U.S.; and sharing compiled actionable intelligence information with law enforcement intelligence communities. Identifying violators of immigration laws through the use of investigative methods and techniques as well as determining citizenship, to include gathering facts and evidence pertaining to aliens that pose a threat to national security and/or public safety. Interviewing suspects to gather critical information and evidence, as well as processing, detaining, and transporting aliens throughout the legal process. Initiating both criminal and civil prosecutions and deporting aliens to foreign countries as well as performing various aspects of custodial operations related to civil immigration enforcement. Organizational Location:
These positions are located in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations, at various duty locations within the field offices. Field Offices include:
Atlanta; Baltimore; Boston; Buffalo; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Detroit; El Paso, Houston; Los Angeles; Miami; New Orleans; New York; Newark; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Salt Lake City; San Antonio; San Diego; San Francisco; Seattle, Saint Paul, and Washington (Fairfax). Duty Location:
This announcement will be used to fill vacancies within ICE, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), as vacancies occur. Field Offices listed under Locations include all duty stations within each Field Area of Responsibility. Although the announcement advertises for multiple locations, it is not intended to convey nor imply that positions will be available in any or all duty stations. Geographic Consideration:
Applicants may choose as many locations as desired. However, the duty location offered will be based on the needs of the agency and availability of positions and funding. If you decline the location offered, you will be removed from further consideration. Note:
One or more positions may be filled using this vacancy announcement. Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions. Citizenship:
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. Selective Service:
Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service. Direct Deposit:
All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Definitions:
View Common Definitions of terms found in this announcement. Bargaining Unit:
This is a bargaining unit position. E-Verify:
DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities. Salary:
The salary range indicated in this announcement will be adjusted to include locality payment for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages. Probationary period:
A one-year probationary period may be required. Time-in-Grade:
Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet the time-in-grade requirement (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). The time-in-grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Medical/Fitness:
You may be required to pass a pre-employment medical examination and a pre-employment physical fitness test (PFT). Drug Testing:
Pursuant to Executive Order 12564, and the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan, ICE is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions (testing designated positions) are subject to random drug testing. Moreover, other drug testing of employees (e.g., reasonable suspicion drug test) may be conducted in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. All applicants tentatively selected for employment at ICE are subject to pre-employment drug testing and a final offer of employment is contingent upon a negative drug test result. GS-12:
You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, in at least THREE (3) of the following major categories equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service such as:
Investigate:
Reviewing evidence and documentation, analyzing trends, viewing records and/or concerning evidence and other barriers that complicate a case, establishing the interrelationships of facts and evidence; preparing criminal and civil complaints, requesting records, preparing and issuing subpoenas, and taking witness statements; gathering evidence and information relevant to nationality including claims of U.S. citizenship which can involve in-depth investigations requiring analysis, review, and application of highly complex U.S. immigration and nationality laws; gathering, evaluating, and reporting actionable intelligence information; installing and maintaining the full-range of electronic surveillance devices to identify and locate criminal aliens and those posing a threat to national security and/or public safety. Identify and Locate:
Identifying and locating aliens who pose a threat to national security and public safety, as well as those who enter the United States illegally with the intent to undermine the integrity of the nation's immigration laws and border control efforts. The methods and techniques utilized may include:
Using actionable intelligence developed through human sources such as detainee population, general public, open sources, and law enforcement contacts; Using a broad range of technologies including biometric software and high speed surveillance systems; Using numerous inter/intra-agency database systems comprised of data points to develop leads to assist in the location and arrest of priority, criminal, and removable aliens. Arrest:
Interviewing witnesses and interrogating suspects, including extracting information from persons who are sometimes uncooperative by using skillful questioning methods and techniques; obtaining and serving criminal and civil warrants of arrest for those individuals located in the U.S. which may include use of various levels of force (e.g., deadly force), and initiating deportation and/or criminal proceedings regardless of whether or not the individual is in the custody of another LEA; participating in interagency law enforcement taskforce operations. Responding to requests and assisting other law enforcement agencies in identifying aliens that pose a threat to national security and/or public safety, and preparing charging documents to initiate removal proceedings. Custody:
Conducting legal research to support custody decisions regarding the detention of aliens in federal court actions, to include writs of habeas corpus and mandamus petitions and assisting ICE trial attorneys and U.S. attorneys in representing the government in court actions; making recommendations for custody determinations regarding the detention of aliens; reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating cases to make recommendations regarding the appropriate custody conditions of aliens arrested by other federal officers such as Border Patrol Agents and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers; ensuring the safe, secure, and humane treatment of detainees while in ICE custody in accordance with established standards including juveniles and detainees with special needs; supervising aliens released from ICE custody on parole, bond, Orders of Recognizance, Orders of Supervision and/or Alternatives to Detention and taking appropriate enforcement actions for violations of release conditions. Prosecute:
Reviewing cases for legal sufficiency and making recommendations regarding whether they meet the elements of a federal crime and/or administrative violations and the prosecutorial guidelines of the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) maintaining security of restricted and classified materials; preparing criminal complaints through affidavits, development of facts, and gathering of evidence to support prosecution; obtaining information and preparing documentation for subpoenas; locating individuals, conducting interviews, gathering additional evidence and coordinating expert testimony in response to requests from the USAO.Deportation:
Reviewing cases for legal sufficiency to identify and process for removal, violators of federal immigration laws who meet agency prosecutorial guidelines; presenting cases for civil deportation proceedings including those to federal attorneys; recommending custody conditions and preparing formal detailed documentation for the purpose of adjudication and responding to applications for immigration benefits or relief, including bonds, parole, voluntary departure, stays of removal, and deferred action; planning and coordinating the execution of final removal orders ensuring the safe and secure deportation of alien detainees and maintaining public safety; managing juvenile cases and coordinating all aspects of the detention and removal process; receiving, preparing and documenting information related to complex failure to comply (FTC) cases; interpreting and applying laws, court orders, regulations, policies, and precedential decisions pertaining to the enforcement of immigration laws. Partnering:
Adhering to any mandatory legal, regulatory or policy requirements under international treaties and agreements regarding consular notification and access; collecting, evaluating and reporting information based on national intelligence collection requirements to include those related to national security, such as terrorism and proliferation of weapons and technology, the president's strategy to combat transnational organized crime, and illegal trafficking of weapons, persons, drugs, and money; maintaining partnerships with federal, state, and local LEAs to identify criminal aliens incarcerated or at-large within their jurisdiction and to obtain and share actionable intelligence critical to national security and public safety; maintaining relationships with foreign law enforcement counterparts and consular officials for the purpose of locating foreign fugitives or investigating claims of nationality; participating in interagency task force operations; establishing and maintaining working relationships with contractor personnel to ensure standards are complies with in accordance with established law and regulations pertaining to detention facilities and custodial requirements and providing recommendation for corrective action when deficiencies are found. GS-11:
You must meet one of the following to qualify at the GS-11 grade level:
A - Specialized
Experience:
In order to qualify for the GS-11 based on experience, you must have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal Service, performing duties involving activities in at least ONE (1) of the following functional areas:
Investigate:
Supporting criminal investigations related to alleged or suspected violations of immigration laws, regulations, and policies; and performing investigative functions from planning and fact finding to reporting the results of an investigation. Identify and Locate:
Identifying and locating aliens who may pose a threat to national security and/or public safety utilizing various methods and techniques which may include the use of actionable intelligence, use of surveillance systems and agency database systems or participation in the interview of witnesses or interrogation of suspects; and initiating removal proceedings. Arrest:
Obtaining and serving criminal and civil warrants of arrest; participating in interagency law enforcement taskforce operations by providing support to senior officers; and initiating criminal and civil proceedings against immigration violators. Custody:
Conducting legal research to support custody decisions; recommending custody determinations regarding detention of aliens; under the guidance of senior officers,
- Department:
1801 General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, And Compliance Series - Salary Range:
$53,805 to $83,840 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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