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DEPORTATION OFFICER
The Immigration and Naturalization Service, in its responsibility to administer and enforce immigration
and nationality laws, maintains liaison with numerous federal, state, local, and foreign officials. The
Deportation Officer plays an important role in these activities.
Duties of the Job
The job of the Deportation Officer is to provide for the control and removal of persons who have been
ordered deported or required to depart from the United States. This is accomplished by closely monitoring
deportation proceedings from initiation of the proceedings to the removal of the person from the United
States. Close liaison with foreign consulates and embassies is required to facilitate the expeditious
issuance of passports and travel documents required for deportation. The Deportation Officer must ensure
that no avenues of relief have been overlooked for the person being deported, offering every assistance
possible such as recommendation for release on bond or recognizance. Deportation Officers compose
letters to foreign consulates and other agencies and write formal responses to congressional inquiries and
to applications for relief.
Working Conditions
Overtime is required and Deportation Officers earn overtime pay for performance of extra duties beyond
the normal working day. Federal employment provides many benefits including vacation and sick leave,
life and health insurance, and a liberal retirement plan.
Promotion Opportunities
Initial appointments are at grade GS-5. Career progression to grades GS-7, GS-9, and journeyman
GS-11 generally follows at one-year intervals. Thereafter, promotions to higher grades and to supervisory
levels are made through the competitive procedures of the Federal Merit Promotion System. Deportation
Officers who have at least 20 years of service are eligible for special retirement at age 50. This special
provision also applies to other law enforcement officers and certain supervisory personnel who have been
promoted from law enforcement positions. Such retirements are mandatory at age 55.
INTERNAL SECURITY INSPECTOR, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
The Inspection Service, an essential part of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), carries out responsibilities
of great importance to America and its citizens. It has the mission of ensuring that high standards of
honesty exist and are maintained at all levels of operation in the Internal Revenue Service.
The Inspection Service's two basic operations are Internal Audit and Internal Security. Staff members
in these units are responsible for making sure that the IRS maintains a reputation as one of the most
efficient government agencies with personnel who meet high standards of honesty, loyalty, and conduct.
Members of Internal Audit review and appraise operations of the Internal Revenue Service at all levels
of management to be sure that responsibilities are handled effectively. Internal Security, the law
enforcement part of the Inspection Service, conducts investigations of various types. It is in this unit that
Internal Security Inspectors are employed to carry out the following duties, which are aimed at
maintaining the reputation of the Internal Revenue Service.
