ICE Has No Confidence In Its Leadership

[Pooky 3,784]

Immigration enforcement union took a no-confidence vote in its leadership

By: Joel S. Gehrke Jr.

Special to the Examiner

08/04/10 5:35 PM EDT

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents believe overwhelmingly that their department leadership has become so politicized as to compromise the effectiveness of ICE and the safety of American people. Their union has released a letter announcing its recent unanimous “vote of no confidence” in ICE agency heads, accusing them of “misleading the American public” regarding illegal immigration in order to further a pro-amnesty agenda.

In June, the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council — an AFL-CIO affiliate — and affiliated local councils cast a unanimous 259-0 vote of no confidence in ICE Director John Morton and Assistant Director Phyllis Coven. In a letter announcing the vote, the National Council criticized the directors for “misguided and reckless initiatives,” and said their leaders have “abandoned the Agency’s core mission of enforcing United States immigration laws and providing for public safety, and have instead directed their attention to campaigning for policies and programs related to amnesty.”

Janice Kephart at the Center for Immigration Studies has the letter, which includes several biting indictments of ICE failures by ICE agents. For instance:

Senior ICE leadership dedicates more time to campaigning for immigration reforms aimed at large scale amnesty legislation, than advising the American public and Federal lawmakers on the severity of the illegal immigration problem, and the need for more manpower and resources within the ICE ERO to address it. ICE ERO is currently overwhelmed by the massive criminal alien problem in the United States resulting in the large-scale release of criminals back into local communities.

Kind of puts the Arizona illegal immigration enforcement in perspective, doesn’t it?

While ICE reports internally that more than 90 percent of ICE detainees are first encountered in jails after they are arrested by local police for criminal charges, ICE senior leadership misrepresents this information publicly in order to portray ICE detainees as being non-criminal in nature to support the Administration’s position on amnesty and relaxed security at ICE detention facilities.

The majority of ICE ERO Officers are prohibited from making street arrests or enforcing United States immigration laws outside of the institutional (jail) setting. This has effectively created “amnesty through policy” for anyone illegally in the United States who has not been arrested by another agency for a criminal violation.

Good to know.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/immigration-enforcement-union-took-a-no-confidence-vote-in-its-leadership-99976699.html#ixzz0vjDYuVVJ

Washington Examiner link

A thoroughly damning indictment of ICE leadership.

Here is a union-based body that has its priorities straight and knows what its job should be. Good for them!

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

it's gonna put steven in a difficult spot - it's a union, and it's about illegals. which side is he gonna choose?

[natty bumppo 297]

it's gonna put steven in a difficult spot - it's a union, and it's about illegals. which side is he gonna choose?

i hope the fence is in good repair ...

[natty bumppo 297]

it's gonna put steven in a difficult spot - it's a union, and it's about illegals. which side is he gonna choose?

all teasing aside ...

this should be an interesting read. i'm looking forward to his comments

[Pooky 3,784]

For those in doubt, here's the AFGE National Council 118-ICE website ...

AFGE National Council 118-ICE website

... and here's a copy of the vote of no confidence itself, linked from the AFGE website.

The Vote Itself

Nice not to have to ferret around in the media sites for once.

[Heracles 417]

The majority of ICE ERO Officers are prohibited from making street arrests or enforcing United States immigration laws outside of the institutional (jail) setting. This has effectively created “amnesty through policy” for anyone illegally in the United States who has not been arrested by another agency for a criminal violation.

Lets not pretend we didn't see this coming.

Too bad all of the other unions are not smart enough to realize their jobs are taken and member salary's severely reduced by illegal aliens.

Edited August 6, 2010 by Heracles

[spookyturtle 9,465]

The majority of ICE ERO Officers are prohibited from making street arrests or enforcing United States immigration laws outside of the institutional (jail) setting. This has effectively created “amnesty through policy” for anyone illegally in the United States who has not been arrested by another agency for a criminal violation.

Lets not pretend we didn't see this coming.

Too bad all of the other unions are not smart enough to realize their jobs are taken and member salary's severely reduced by illegal aliens.

And I was right about 12 year olds in the other thread.