- Position Title
- Detention and Deportation Officer
- Agency
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Announcement Number
- ERO-12710423-MP-TJD Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, March 24, 2025 to Friday, March 28, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Are you a current U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employee who is serving on a career or career-conditional appointment?
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service? If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
3.
I acknowledge that I am solely responsible for the answers and documentation submitted in my online application. I understand that my answers cannot be altered once I have submitted my application and the announcement has closed. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information contained in my online application for Federal Employment is true, correct, complete, and made in good faith. I understand that a false or fraudulent answer to any question or item on any part of my online application may be grounds for not hiring me, or for firing me after I begin work, and may be punishable by fine or imprisonment or both (See section 1001 of title 18, United States Code).
By clicking "Yes" below, I certify that I accept responsibility for the responses and documentation submitted in my online application and that the information I have provided is true to the best of my knowledge.
By clicking "Yes" below, I certify that I accept responsibility for the responses and documentation submitted in my online application and that the information I have provided is true to the best of my knowledge.
4.
Do any of your family members work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement?
(A family member means an individual with any of the following relationships to the applicant: (1) Spouse, and parents thereof; (2) Sons and daughters, and spouses thereof; (3) Parents, and spouses thereof; (4) Brothers and sisters, and spouses thereof; (5) Grandparents and grandchildren, and spouses thereof; (6) Domestic partner and parents thereof, including domestic partners of any individual in (2) through (5) of this definition; and (7) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.)
(A family member means an individual with any of the following relationships to the applicant: (1) Spouse, and parents thereof; (2) Sons and daughters, and spouses thereof; (3) Parents, and spouses thereof; (4) Brothers and sisters, and spouses thereof; (5) Grandparents and grandchildren, and spouses thereof; (6) Domestic partner and parents thereof, including domestic partners of any individual in (2) through (5) of this definition; and (7) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.)
5.
If the answer to the question above is yes, please provide the relative(s)' name, relationship, and the ICE office or organization for which your relative(s) works (if known).
If the answer to the question above is no, please indicate 'not applicable'. (limit 1,000 characters)
If the answer to the question above is no, please indicate 'not applicable'. (limit 1,000 characters)
Conditions of Employment
1.
There is a time-in-grade (TIG) requirement for promotion into this position. Have you completed 52 weeks in a position at or above the GS-13 grade level?
2.
Applicants who have permanently held a position with a full performance level equivalent to GS-14 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-14 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-14 or higher?
3.
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?
4.
Do you have a current valid state driver's license?
5.
For approved Secondary Law Enforcement covered positions under 5 USC 8331 (20) and 8401 (17), previous experience in a primary (rigorous) law enforcement position, or equivalent outside the federal government, is a prerequisite.
Primary position means a position whose primary duties are:
Primary position means a position whose primary duties are:
- Investigation, apprehension, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States.
- (1) Is clearly in the law enforcement field; and
- (2) Is in an organization having a law enforcement mission; and
- (3) Is either -
- (i) Supervisory; i.e., a position whose primary duties are as a first-level supervisor of law enforcement officers in primary positions; or
- (ii) Administrative; i.e., an executive, managerial, technical, semi-professional, or professional position for which experience in a primary law enforcement position, or equivalent experience outside the Federal government, is a prerequisite.
6.
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)
7.
If you are a Federal employee, is your most recent performance rating equivalent to a "pass," or "satisfactory," or better?
8.
Mobility is a factor in this position. Are you willing to sign a Mobility Agreement?
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. Select the response that best reflects your experience performing each task.
1.
Which of the following statements best describes your experience for the GS-14 grade level?
For each of the task statements below, please select the response that best describes your skill level. The statements were developed based on the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies needed to successfully perform the work of this position. 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 result in loss of consideration.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Prepare instructions to field offices, ensuring that staff officers at all levels are kept informed of changes in policies and procedures.
3.
Coordinate the development of final operating plans for an organization.
4.
Assist managers in implementing actions designed to improve administrative operations or resources.
5.
Plan, direct, and control specific nationwide enforcement programs.
6.
Serve as an authoritative expert in analyzing legislation and developing standards, regulations, or policies that impact organization-wide programs.
7.
Devise plans, policies, and procedures governing the execution of specific immigration functions and programs.
8.
Conduct reviews of ongoing operations, ensure compliance with policies and procedures, and determine and make substantive recommendations for improvements.
9.
Disseminate expert advice and technical assistance to managers and supervisors regarding changes to policies, procedures, or conditions affecting a wide variety of operations in an organization.
10.
Provide timely advice on conditions or situations which would have a bearing on operations in jurisdictional areas.
11.
Provide expert advice and guidance relative to enforcement and immigration operations, policies, requirements.
12.
Furnish advice on technical issues and procedures such as those pertaining to investigative objectives, intelligence data relating to international alien smugglers, document vendors, and others involved in violations of United States Immigration laws who reside or operate within the assigned geographic area of operation.
13.
Provide criminal investigative expertise on developing significant international conspiracy investigations in convert with host countries.
14.
Develop training programs on immigration laws and organizational regulations, identification of fraudulent documents, profiles of high-risk countries and travelers, and detection of travel fraud for the State Department, foreign governments, travel organizations and carriers.
15.
Serve as a senior level contact for immigration program managers to resolve questions and problems, explore issues or ideas, and coordinate specific activities or projects.
16.
Collaborate with superiors in the formulation and development of overall enforcement or immigration program objectives.
17.
Determine and make recommendations concerning the strategic objectives of enforcement or immigration programs and the means for their attainment.
18.
Prepare budget justifications based on projections of manpower, facilities and equipment needs submitted by multiple offices.
19.
Coordinate the establishment of goals, objectives, and long-range plans as well as specific functions and programs for an organization.
20.
Serve as a liaison to other organizations at conferences, and on boards or other committees, and present your organization's viewpoint and negotiate tentative solutions to enforcement problems.
21.
Maintain and develop relationships with high level officials in immigration or enforcement organizations, including foreign governments, and U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies, travel and transportation organizations, carriers, international organizations, and other groups concerning travel to the United States to deter illegal entry.