- Position Title
- Deportation Officer
- Agency
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Announcement Number
- LAG-ERO-10571286-MP-SLR Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, November 12, 2019 to Monday, November 18, 2019
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Are you a current Department of Homeland Security employee eligible for a status appointment under an Interchange Agreement?
2.
Are you a current Department of Homeland Security employee with competitive status on a career or career-conditional appointment?
- You will be required to submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 documentation to validate your claim.
Preferences
1.
Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location. You may only select up to 3 location(s).
2.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Time in Grade
1.
There is a time-in-grade (TIG) requirement for promotion into this position. Have you completed one year in a position at or above the GS-09 grade level?
2.
There is a time-in-grade (TIG) requirement for promotion into this position. Have you completed one year in a position at or above the GS-11 grade level?
FPL
1.
Applicants who have permanently held a position with a full performance level equivalent to GS-12 or higher in the competitive service can be referred for selection without competition under our agency merit promotion procedures. Please provide an SF-50 to prove your claim. Without an SF-50 as proof, we cannot apply non-competitive rules. Military rank, details and temporary promotions do not count.
The SF-50 submitted MUST indicate the same full performance level (or higher) equivalent to the full performance level shown on this vacancy, career or career-conditional (Tenure 1 or 2), and the status as a competitive service employee (Position Occupied is 1).
Your response to the following question will be used to determine whether or not you can be categorized as a non-competitive eligible.
Have you ever held (or do you currently hold) a competitive service position on a permanent basis in the federal government with a full performance level equivalent to GS-12 or higher?
The SF-50 submitted MUST indicate the same full performance level (or higher) equivalent to the full performance level shown on this vacancy, career or career-conditional (Tenure 1 or 2), and the status as a competitive service employee (Position Occupied is 1).
Your response to the following question will be used to determine whether or not you can be categorized as a non-competitive eligible.
Have you ever held (or do you currently hold) a competitive service position on a permanent basis in the federal government with a full performance level equivalent to GS-12 or higher?
Completion of Training
1.
Have you successfully completed Basic Immigration Law Enforcement Training in accordance with 8 CFR 287.1(g) and other applicable agency policy? This includes successful completion of the Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement & Removal Operations (ERO) Basic Immigration Law Enforcement Training Program (ICE_BIETP); ICE Detention & Removal Operations (DRO) Basic Immigration Law Enforcement Training Program (ICE_D); the legacy Immigration Officer Basic Training Course (IOBTC); the Border Patrol Academy (USBPI); the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Academy Officer Basic Training Program (OBT); the combination of both the legacy Basic Immigration Detention Enforcement Officer Training Course and the ICE DRO Equivalency Training Program (ETP); the ICE Special Agent Training Program; the combination of FLETC Criminal Investigator Training Program and the DRO Equivalency Training Program for Special Agents (ETPSA) and for legacy US Customs Special Agents, the ICE / Customs Special Agent Cross Training Program. Due to regulatory requirements, no other training will be accepted. (Note: Completion of training is subject to verification).
Domestic Violence
1.
Conviction of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, as outlined in the vacancy announcement, is disqualifying. A misdemeanor crime of domestic violence is any offense involving the use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former domestic partner, parent, or guardian of the victim. Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence?
Driver's License
1.
Do you have a current valid state driver's license?
Age Restriction
1.
The date immediately preceding an applicant's 40th birthday is the final date they are considered eligible for selection referral. Will you have reached age 40 by the closing date of this vacancy announcement?
2.
The age restriction does not apply if you have served in a Federal civilian (not military) law enforcement position covered by Title 5 U.S.C and will have a total of 20 years of coverage prior to your 60th birthday. Are you presently or have you previously been employed in such a Federal civilian law enforcement position?
3.
The age restriction does NOT apply if you are a preference eligible veteran as defined in Title 5, U.S.C., Section 2108, item (3). Are you a preference eligible veteran?
Performance Rating
1.
If you are a Federal employee, is your most recent performance rating equivalent to a "pass," or "satisfactory," or better?
Assessment 1
The following questions will be used to determine whether or not you meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position. You may wish to consult the vacancy announcement for a description of those requirements.
1.
Which of the following statements best describes your experience and/or education?
2.
Which of the following statements best describes your experience?
For each of the task statements below, please select the response that best describes your skill level.
Be sure to describe your experience that supports your answers to the questions below, in your resume or application materials. It is important that your application package submitted, including a resume, clearly shows how you possess the experience and skill levels you claim in this questionnaire. The information you provide will be verified. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Utilize various methods and techniques, identify and locate aliens posing a threat to national security and/or public safety and initiate proceedings to remove aliens from the U.S.
4.
Initiate removal proceedings.
5.
Obtain relevant information, including that from non-Service record checks (e.g., NCIC, NLETS, SENTRY) to develop leads to assist in identifying and locating aliens.
6.
Exercise prosecutorial discretion in determining and performing apprehensions.
7.
Develop and maintain good working relationships with key individuals, groups, or stakeholders (for example, federal, state, and local LEAs)
8.
Use information systems (EID, CIS, TECS, SENTRY, etc.) to develop leads to assist in the location and arrest of criminal aliens or to respond to inquiries from various criminal justice agencies regarding aliens under investigation or in custody.
9.
Conduct surveillance, investigations, system checks, etc., to locate and arrest aliens.
10.
Interpret and apply highly complex immigrations laws, regulations, policies standards, or procedures to management, personnel or clients.
11.
Question, interview, or confer with others to obtain or verify information.
12.
Make independent decisions to safely effect arrests based on multiple circumstances (i.e., officer safety, available resources, geographic/sensitive location, protection of federal interests, etc.)
13.
Obtain and serve criminal and civil warrants of arrest for individuals located in the U.S. and initiate removal and/or criminal proceedings.
14.
Serve as agency lead on interagency, federal, state, and/or local task force.
15.
Prepare required charging documents to initiate removal proceedings for aliens identified as posing a threat to national security or public safety.
16.
Initiate criminal and civil proceedings against immigration violators.
17.
Prepare record of removable aliens (I-213) and advise aliens of applicable legal rights.
18.
Conduct lawful searches for weapons or evidence securing suspects or persons in custody.
19.
Recommend custody determinations in accordance with constitutional law, federal statute regulations, and policies.
20.
Verify citizenship of aliens and/or determine alienage if not a U.S. citizen.
21.
Gather evidence and investigate claims to U.S. citizenship.
22.
Investigate claims to U.S. citizenship
23.
Make warrantless arrests based on probable cause of violation of immigration laws.
24.
Interpret and apply highly complex immigration laws.
25.
Secure and safely transport arrested aliens.
26.
Conduct physical surveillance of individuals who may pose a threat to national security and/or public safety.
27.
Conduct custody determinations in accordance with constitutional law, federal statutes, regulations, and policies.
28.
Interview incarcerated aliens not currently in ICE custody to obtain actionable intelligence and/or admissible information.
29.
Ensure the safe and humane treatment of detainees while in custody to include juveniles and those with special needs in compliance with agency standards.
30.
Conduct lawful searches for weapons or evidence and secure person.
31.
Prepare criminal and/or civil complaints.
32.
Gather evidence and information relevant to nationality to include claims to United States citizenship.
33.
Identify cases that meet the elements of a federal crime and prosecutorial guidelines of the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO).
34.
Present cases for criminal proceedings to federal attorneys.
35.
Prepare and issue criminal and/or civil warrants of arrest.
36.
Gather evidence to support criminal prosecution.
37.
Gather, evaluate, and report actionable intelligence information.
38.
Provide sworn testimony, to include criminal and civil proceedings in federal, state and local courts, including federal grand jury testimony.
39.
Maintain security of restricted and classified materials.
40.
Determine legal sufficiency to identify individuals who have violated federal immigration laws and who meet agency prosecutorial guidelines and process for removal.
41.
Present cases for criminal proceedings to federal attorneys.
42.
Review docket through daily automated call-up system, determine appropriate file location, and review file for timely Immigration court and agency actions.
43.
Interpret and apply laws, court orders, regulations, policies and precedential decisions pertaining to the enforcement of immigration laws.
44.
Execute final removal orders.
45.
Plan, coordinate, and execute the safe and secure deportation of alien detainees.
46.
Manage highly sensitive national security cases and coordinate all aspects of the detention and removal process.
47.
Manage juvenile cases and coordinate all aspects of the detention and removal process.
48.
Maintain public safety throughout the duration of the deportation process.
49.
Maintain relationships with foreign law enforcement counterparts and consular officials for the purpose of locating foreign fugitives and investigating claims of nationality.
50.
Establish and maintain partnerships with federal, state, and local law enforcement agents to identify criminal aliens incarcerated or at-large within their jurisdiction.
51.
Maintain relationships with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to obtain and share actionable intelligence.
52.
Ensure safety and maintain control of alien(s) when traveling unarmed.
53.
Escort detainees to home countries in accordance with established policies, procedures, and guidelines ensuring safety and maintaining control of alien(s).
54.
Supervise and transport detainees (including medical, court, and prison pick-ups).
55.
Perform armed escorts when traveling by land or air.