Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An ICE agent whose house in Vermont was raided over firearms has retired as investigators continue to study the case, the Burlington Free Press reports. Special Agent Richard Bernholz stepped down from his federal job Friday, about 13 months after ATF seized more than 155 firearms from his home in Franklin County,…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Ten ICE officers filed a lawsuit in federal court last week in hopes of invalidating President Obama’s new initiative to defer the removal of 1.8 million young illegal immigrants who meet certain requirements for at least two years, according to the Heritage Foundation. The lawsuit claims the agents have been ordered…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Three employees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have made sexual harassment complaints against a longtime aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, new court records show, according to the Associated Press. The employees accuse Suzanne Barr, the agency’s chief of staff, of sexually harassing male subordinates. The complaints range from offering…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A gender discrimination lawsuit has caused a sense of unrest and turmoil at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the New York Times reports. The lawsuit, which accuses the agency of retaliation and choosing female employees over male employees, also says the agency’s chief of staff, Suzanne Barr, created a hostile, sexualized environment at…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com ICE Chief of Staff Suzanne Barr is on leave while the agency investigates claims that she treated men poorly, the New York Daily News reports. Barr voluntarily placed herself on leave Tuesday, said ICE spokesman Brian Hale. New accusers are speaking out after a lawsuit was filed on behalf of ICE Special…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Suspects in child porn cases are usually men. But ICE agents are on the hunt for an unidentified woman who is accused of producing videos of her having sex with an adult male and two children, reports the Associated Press. In an attempt to track down the “Jane Doe,” ICE released eight…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A veteran Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who refused to release an illegal immigrant because he was not considered a priority target faces suspension and potential termination, Fox News reports. “They’re punishing law enforcement officers who are just trying to uphold U.S. law” Chris Crane, president of the National ICE Council, told…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com More than a dozen foreign nationals in Milwaukee have been arrested for alleged ties to the Mexican Posse gang, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The suspects – 13 from Mexico, one from the Dominican Republic – are in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is cracking down on…
