It has just come to light that on June 11, 2010, the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council and their local chapter representatives, which represent 7,000 ICE agents working across the country, took a vote of no-confidence on ICE Director John Morton, resulting in a 259-0 total against the director.
The union also drafted a letter citing examples of how Morton has failed the country, by misrepresenting the extent of the dangers posed by criminal aliens; turning detainment centers into resorts, where illegal aliens are allowed to roam free, and no longer subject to searches; and basically creating a de facto amnesty, in lieu of enforcement. The letter is entitled “VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN ICE DIRECTOR JOHN MORTON AND ODPP ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PHYLLIS COVEN .”
Portions of the letter written by ICE Union President Chris Cane which allege outright lies by Morton and Coven follow:
“While ICE reports internally that more than 90 percent of ICE detainees are first encountered in jails after they are arrested by local police for criminal charges, ICE senior leadership misrepresents this information publicly in order to portray ICE detainees as being non-criminal in nature to support the Administration's position on amnesty and relaxed security at ICE detention facilities.
The majority of ICE ERO Officers are prohibited from making street arrests or enforcing United States immigration laws outside of the institutional (jail) setting. This has effectively created "amnesty through policy" for anyone illegally in the United States who has not been arrested by another agency for a criminal violation.”
The next portion ridicules Obama’s new policies of softening the immigration detention centers:
“ICE Detention Reforms have transformed into a detention system aimed at providing resort like living conditions to criminal aliens. Senior ICE leadership excluded ICE officers and field managers (the technical experts on ICE detention) from the development of these reforms, and instead solicited recommendations from special interest groups. The lack of technical expertise and field expertise has resulted in a priority of providing bingo nights, dance lessons and hanging plants to criminals, instead of addressing safe and responsible detention reforms for non-criminal individuals and families. Unlike any other agency in the nation, ICE officers will be prevented from searching detainees housed in ICE facilities allowing weapons, drugs and other contraband into detention centers putting detainees, ICE officers and contract guards at risk.”
It is simply impossible for ICE agents to do their job under director Morton, and for that matter under Janet Napolitano and President Obama as well. The unprecedented action of an entire agency’s employees taking a vote of no-confidence against their own director, is the best example of how the Obama administration has shirked their duty to the American people, and the fraud being put forth, in place of immigration enforcement.
Morton, if he has a shred of integrity…should resign.
Comments
Integrity??
Morton doesn't know the meaning of the word.
I'm glad I'm not the mother that raised him - I would be so ashamed.
In Washington integrity is a four letter word. Hurry November!
I hope the main stream media has the ethiucal conscience to report this on the evening news so that all of america is aware of what is going on with John Morton and his refusal to carry out his mandate to enforfce our immigration laws. The illegal immigration fiasco is indeed a de facto amnesty for illegal aliens in this country and all ICE agents know it to be true. Congress should demand the resignation of not only John Morton but Janet Napolitano effective immediately.
No confidence? No surprise! Here we have an Obama lackey who swore to enforce the law, but now says he may refuse to take [suspected] illegal aliens arrested in Arizona into federal custody for deportation. The Barry Hussein Regime has "priorities," you see; and they're not going to let little things like the Constitution or sworn oaths to uphold it get in their way. AMNESTY for tens of millions of "undocumented Democrats" is far more important than the lives and safety of your family, your job security, or the quality of life in your neighborhoods and communities. American citizens be Damned; illegal aliens are Barry's Nemero Uno concern!
Let me guess , he stopped their pay raise!
They are union all they care about is fleecing the Taxpayer! Federal Employees they have more job protection than the Pope, yet they still need a Union?
So I will listen to them, right after I listen to SEIU!
NOT!
I'm a Immigration Enforcement Agent, no one ask me my opinion, but I must say that everyone in my office would agree with the letter. Mr. Mortan's leadership is a big problem, so is the problems created by the Immigration Judges that work for the US Department of Justice, some are so liberal that they cry on the bench when ordering a criminal deported, others have aliens file for asylum when the alien has no fears at all. I would like to see "Sheriff Joe" be made the head of DHS or ICE.
THIS GUY IS PROBABLY FOLLOWING NAPOLITANOS AND OBAMAS OR SOETOREOS ORDERS ? THAT IS DO NOTHING TO SLOW THE INVASION THERE WILL BE REPERCUSSIONS OTHERWISE? BELIEVE ME THESE PEOPLE ARE TRAINED TO NOT ENFORCE AND USE FORCE ON THAT BORDER WHY WHY??
Unfortunately ICE is a multi-headed agency with lots of political cronies from Arizona pulling the strings besides Morton who is the guy with the A/S title. They ALL need to go. If something is rotten from the head down - cut the head off. And that means all of them - A/S, Chief of Staffs, DAS, etc.....
How frustrating it must be to be an ICE agent right now. The federal gov't won't even allow them to do their jobs!!! It's a disgrace and I think it's treason. Traitors like our current administration would have been dealt with harshly only decades ago and two hundred years ago, much more harshly. The primaries and upcoming Nov. 2nd election are so critical to the safety and future of the US -- please vote out all Democrats and RINO's -- they have no backbone and just vote like drone kool-aid drinkers. We're fed up with it!
Report all illegals and their EMPLOYERS to ICE: 1-866-347-2423 Also file online with patriotic website: www.wehirealiens.com This website will forward any info you have re: illegals and their unethical employers to ICE, SSA and the FBI. This site has been instrumental in supplying information that has resulted in many numerous raids and big fines (McDonald's is one of the companies that comes to mind). By the way McDonald's was the biggest sponsor of The National Council of La Raza's yearly conference -- gave them $750k. Just remember that the next time you want fast food.
Report all illegals and their EMPLOYERS to ICE: 1-866-347-2423 Also file online with patriotic website: www.wehirealiens.com This website will forward any info you have re: illegals and their unethical employers to ICE, SSA and the FBI. This site has been instrumental in supplying information that has resulted in many numerous raids and big fines (McDonald's is one of the companies that comes to mind). By the way McDonald's was the biggest sponsor of The National Council of La Raza's yearly conference -- gave them $750k. Just remember that the next time you want fast food.
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