Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer

Immigration and Customs Enforcement•Mobile, AL

About The Position

This is a full-time, permanent, supervisory federal law enforcement position with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Positions are located at multiple duty locations across the United States and territories. The role involves identifying, locating, and apprehending noncitizens; conducting and supporting deportation or exclusion proceedings; and carrying out removals. The officer also supervises employees, assigns and prioritizes work, evaluates performance, addresses employee concerns, and supports staff development. The position requires frequent, short-notice travel and a signed mobility agreement accepting potential geographic reassignment to any ICE/ERO duty location based on operational needs. Work may involve substantial irregular or occasional overtime, and officers must be available for unscheduled work beyond 40 hours. Officers carry firearms and must maintain proficiency. Duties involve strenuous physical activity, potentially dangerous situations, and long, irregular hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Successful completion of a background investigation and drug screening; selected applicants must obtain and maintain a Secret background investigation.
A valid automobile driver’s license at appointment.
Current federal employees must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade by the announcement closing date.
One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12, including experience identifying, locating, and arresting noncitizens; investigating complex or sensitive deportation/exclusion cases; obtaining and serving criminal and civil arrest warrants; initiating deportation or criminal proceedings; ensuring detainees’ safe, secure, and humane treatment; managing complex failure-to-comply cases; and gathering intelligence related to national security, terrorism, and weapons proliferation.
Successful completion of an accepted basic immigration law enforcement training program specified in the announcement; other training will not be accepted.
Satisfactory completion of, or prior completion of, the firearms component of the Criminal Investigation Training Program at Glynco, Georgia; carrying a firearm and maintaining firearms proficiency are required.
Previous experience in a primary (rigorous) law enforcement position, or equivalent outside the federal government, is a prerequisite for this approved secondary law enforcement position.
Sign a mobility agreement accepting possible geographic reassignment to any ICE/ERO duty location based on operational needs.
Frequent travel, often on short notice, and availability for substantial irregular or occasional overtime may be required.
Must be able to perform considerable and strenuous physical exertion, including extended periods of sitting, standing, walking, and crawling across varied terrain, and work in potentially dangerous situations and unusual environmental stress.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must certify registration with Selective Service.
Conviction of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence disqualifies candidates from this position.
First-time supervisors or managers must serve a one-year supervisory probationary period; an appropriate supervisory training course may also be required within one year of assignment.

Responsibilities

Work with other federal law enforcement officials to identify, locate, and/or apprehend noncitizens.
Prepare, present, and defend deportation or exclusion proceedings.
Ensure the physical removal of noncitizens from the United States at various stages of deportation or exclusion proceedings, and conduct surveillance work.
Prepare investigative reports and assist with complex, difficult, or sensitive seizures.
Coordinate travel plans with airlines, negotiate with receiving countries for acceptance of deportees, and escort deportees to their countries of citizenship.
Plan and assign subordinate employees’ work, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare work schedules based on assignment requirements and employee capabilities.
Find ways to improve productivity or increase the quality of work directed.
Evaluate subordinate employees’ work performance; provide advice, counseling, and instruction on work and administrative matters; and develop performance standards.
Hear and resolve employee complaints, take minor disciplinary measures, identify development needs, and provide or arrange training.