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…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former research specialist for Immigration and Customs Enforcement was sentenced to probation for scheming with co-workers to use fake travel vouchers to steal more than $500,000 from the government, the Washington Examiner reports. William Korn, 53, was sentenced two years of probation and ordered to return tens of thousands of dollars…
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is recovering after he accidentally shot himself in Miami Beach after a traffic stop Saturday, NBC 6 Miami reports. After talking to the driver of the car he pulled over, the agent was walking back to his car when his gun went off and shot him in the leg….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former official for Immigration Customs Enforcement was hired to train the Albuquerque Police Department to rely more on cooperation and less on force, the Albuquerque Journal reports. Joe Wolf, 56, who oversaw training for ICE, will serve as the new training director for the Albuquerque Police Department agency. The idea, Wolf…
