Slain ICE agent's 14-year-old son arrested on suspicion of murder (click here)
May 3, 2012 | 7:46 am
"This was a domestic violence incident," she said.
ICE agents and sheriff's homicide investigators were at the house this morning. Police tape blocked access to the house, in a residential neighborhood of one- and two-story homes. About two dozen ICE agents gathered for a few minutes and then left, some wiping away tears.
"I am deeply saddened to report that one of our ICE Homeland Security Investigations special agents died tragically at his home in the Los Angeles area overnight," ICE Director John Morton said in a statement.
"This is a difficult time for the family and loved ones of the agent, and for everyone at ICE," he said. "Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers."
It was the second fatal shooting of an ICE agent in the Los Angeles area this year....
Then in February of this year an agent was angry about a job review. Like, what? A job review? What is the stress level like in the culture of the agency? The Secretary of Homeland Security needs to assess the culture on a regular basis.
I can't imagine an agent found unsuitable for the job within ICE can't be placed in a lateral move in a different department. Options for 'burn out' should be looked into as well. It is important the agents are doing well within their work environment and not taking their stress or their jobs home with them.
This maybe a premature worry, but, it is just one aspect that may need review. I realize agents working for the federal government have dangerous work, but, this isn't about danger so much as stress related.
Drug cartels are ruthless and there maybe psychological tactics proving to wear agents down. The cartels have been very successful within the infrastructure of Mexico to estrange law enforcement there, so I don't know why that would not be a possibility here, too.
Then in February of this year an agent was angry about a job review. Like, what? A job review? What is the stress level like in the culture of the agency? The Secretary of Homeland Security needs to assess the culture on a regular basis.
I can't imagine an agent found unsuitable for the job within ICE can't be placed in a lateral move in a different department. Options for 'burn out' should be looked into as well. It is important the agents are doing well within their work environment and not taking their stress or their jobs home with them.
This maybe a premature worry, but, it is just one aspect that may need review. I realize agents working for the federal government have dangerous work, but, this isn't about danger so much as stress related.
Drug cartels are ruthless and there maybe psychological tactics proving to wear agents down. The cartels have been very successful within the infrastructure of Mexico to estrange law enforcement there, so I don't know why that would not be a possibility here, too.
8:31 a.m. PST, February 20, 2012
LONG BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) -- More details are emerging (click here) about an incident last week when one Immigrations and Customs Enforcement opened fire on a supervisor, prompting a third agent to shoot the gunman.
It happened shortly before 6:00 p.m. Thursday on the 7th floor of the Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building....
According to the FBI, 45-year-old Ezequiel Garcia shot and injured 51-year-old Kevin Kozak during a discussion about job performance....
