ICE Chief Of Staff Resigns Amid Misconduct Claims

A senior Obama administration political appointee and longtime aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano resigned Saturday amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior lodged by at least three Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees.

Suzanne Barr, chief of staff to ICE Director John Morton, said in her resignation letter that the allegations against her are "unfounded." But she said she was stepping down anyway to end distractions within the agency.

Barr is accused of sexually inappropriate behavior toward employees. The complaints are related to a sexual discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by a senior ICE agent in May.

Barr went on leave last month after the New York Post reported on the lawsuit filed by James T. Hayes Jr., ICE's special agent in charge in New York. Additional employees came forward with their allegations around the same time.

In one complaint, Barr is accused of telling a male subordinate he was "sexy" and asking a personal question about his anatomy during an office party. In a separate complaint, she is accused of offering to perform a sex act with a male subordinate during a business trip in Bogota, Colombia. She's also accused of calling a male subordinate from her hotel room and offering to perform a sex act.

In the lawsuit, Hayes described a "frat house" atmosphere at ICE designed to humiliate male employees under Barr's leadership. Hayes, who was transferred to New York from ICE headquarters in Washington, is asking for more than $4 million.

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Ten U.S. immigration agents are suing Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton over a directive that “commands ICE officers to violate federal law.”

“We’re not enforcing law any more,” said Chris Crane, an ICE deportation officer and president of the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council. “It is pretty much just let everyone go,” he told reporters during a conference call on Thursday.

Crane and nine other ICE agents filed their lawsuit in federal court in Dallas on Thursday.

They are seeking an injunction to block Napolitano’s June 15, 2012 directive, which instructs ICE officers to refrain from deporting most illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children.

"The Directive," says the lawsuit, "commands ICE officers to violate federal law ... commands ICE officers to violate their oaths to uphold and support federal law, violates the Administrative Procedure Act, unconstitutionally usurps and encroaches upon the legislative powers of Congress, as defined in Article I of the United States Constitution, and violates the obligation of the executive branch to faithfully execute the law, as required by Article II, Section 3, of the United States Constitution.”

In the El Paso case, local police arrested an individual for allegedly assaulting a relative and discovered that he was in the U.S. illegally. When ICE attempted to take him into custody, he tried to escape and an agent was injured. But the suspect was not issued an order for immigration processing and no investigation was conducted because of the Obama administration’s directive, Crane told reporters.

In Delaware, agents arrested an illegal alien who was driving the car of another man, described as a “criminal alien.” After the driver was taken into custody, agents found he had ten previous driving violations and no driver’s license. The ICE officer who did not want to follow orders from his superiors to release the man has been threatened with suspension, Crane said.

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specklebang said:

The story is everywhere so I'm not sure why you feel there is no reaction?

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The Prof said:

ICE chief of staff resigns amid misconduct claims - Byron Tau - POLITICO.com

it's actually quite a bit worse

the lawsuit alleges that what's really going on at napolitano's dhs is the takeover of the agency by a lesbian cabal which routinely engages in male bashing and intimidation, promotes only the like minded and punishes the mostly men who refuse to go along

in one of the more upsetting accusations, three male employees whose positions were moved found one day all their office and personal effects cleared out and moved into separate stalls in the men's restroom, each engraved with their individualized nameplates

more serious is mr hayes' allegation that he was removed from his position in favor of completely unqualified dora schriro, unmarried ms napolitano's longtime associate

can you just imagine the media reaction if this were a sexual harassment scandal involving a republican administration

another very ugly story went down some months ago in the state of north carolina which is hosting barack hussein's national convention this week

Sexual harassment scandal creates challenges for Democrats in North Carolina party - POLITICO.com

it appears that a young staffer there claims he was sexually harassed by one jay parmley, executive director of the ncdp, north carolina democratic party

the staffer was paid hush money by the party but he squawked anyway and mr parmley was forced to go

but still there is david parker, chair of the state party which moved the money to the aggrieved staffer

the party, governor bev perdue (who has announced she will not run for reelection) and the white house all tried to pressure mr parker out, and he almost resigned, but at the last hour parker dug in his heels

NC Democratic party chairman resigns but gets vote to stay :: WRAL.com

finally we subsequently learned that a former girlfriend of parmley, the accused abuser, claims she was infected with hiv by the ex executive director of the ncdp

Ex-Girlfriend Of Former North Carolina Dem Official Claims He Gave Her HIV « CBS Charlotte

if this were a republican disgrace instead of a donkey's dilemna, you would not be hearing about it for the first time on dp forums, civility a must

party on, progressives

enjoy your abortion palooza this week in charlotte

bring condoms

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The Prof said:

the takeover of the agency by a lesbian cabal

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Another Lurker said:

Seems like several of the Kenyan's staff are taking a beating. Is this a sign of things to come?

A L

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The Prof said:

ICE chief of staff resigns amid misconduct claims - Byron Tau - POLITICO.com

it's actually quite a bit worse

the lawsuit alleges that what's really going on at napolitano's dhs is the takeover of the agency by a lesbian cabal which routinely engages in male bashing and intimidation, promotes only the like minded and punishes the mostly men who refuse to go along

in one of the more upsetting accusations, three male employees whose positions were moved found one day all their office and personal effects cleared out and moved into separate stalls in the men's restroom, each engraved with their individualized nameplates

more serious is mr hayes' allegation that he was removed from his position in favor of completely unqualified dora schriro, unmarried ms napolitano's longtime associate

can you just imagine the media reaction if this were a sexual harassment scandal involving a republican administration

another very ugly story went down some months ago in the state of north carolina which is hosting barack hussein's national convention this week

Sexual harassment scandal creates challenges for Democrats in North Carolina party - POLITICO.com

it appears that a young staffer there claims he was sexually harassed by one jay parmley, executive director of the ncdp, north carolina democratic party

the staffer was paid hush money by the party but he squawked anyway and mr parmley was forced to go

but still there is david parker, chair of the state party which moved the money to the aggrieved staffer

the party, governor bev perdue (who has announced she will not run for reelection) and the white house all tried to pressure mr parker out, and he almost resigned, but at the last hour parker dug in his heels

NC Democratic party chairman resigns but gets vote to stay :: WRAL.com

finally we subsequently learned that a former girlfriend of parmley, the accused abuser, claims she was infected with hiv by the ex executive director of the ncdp

Ex-Girlfriend Of Former North Carolina Dem Official Claims He Gave Her HIV « CBS Charlotte

if this were a republican disgrace instead of a donkey's dilemna, you would not be hearing about it for the first time on dp forums, civility a must

party on, progressives

enjoy your abortion palooza this week in charlotte

bring condoms

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