The mission of the Deportation Officers is to provide for the control and removal of persons who have been ordered deported or otherwise required to depart from the United States. Officers must closely monitor deportation proceedings from initiation to conclusion, which may mean removal of an individual from the United States. Close liaison with foreign consulates and embassies is required to facilitate the timely issuance of passports and travel documents required for deportation. Officers may be required to respond to congressional inquiries. The majority of these positions are located in the District Offices.
Competition is required to move to higher grade levels.
The Deportation Officer basic training course is a 17- week residential program and includes instruction in both academics and physical training. The benefits they seek include permission to import foreign workers, permission for relatives to immigrate and permission to become American citizens. Adjudications Officers determine eligibility for this wide variety of benefits. They review applications and often conduct interviews of the applicants. Adjudications Officers have the dual responsibility of providing courteous service to the public while being alert to the possibility of fraud and misrepresentation and usually perform their duties in an office environment.