ICE's #FridayFive | Operation Stolen Promise, 287(g), OPLA is hiring, and more

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent this bulletin at 05/01/2020 03:32 PM EDT

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HSI launches Operation Stolen Promise

As the pandemic continues, fraud scams involving financial relief, COVID-19 stimulus checks and traditional boiler room operations will increase. Criminal organizations intent on importing counterfeit and prohibited pharmaceuticals and test kits are preying on Americans searching for effective treatments and testing, and bogus medical supplies are endangering our citizens. Additionally, malicious cyber actors will continue to use the internet to facilitate fraud and other forms of illegal activity at the expense of the American public.

To combat these threats, ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) recently launched Operation Stolen Promise, which targets COVID-19-related fraud and other criminal activity. The initiative combines HSI’s expertise in global trade investigations, financial fraud, and cyber investigations with robust private and public partnerships to disrupt and dismantle this criminal activity and strengthen global supply-chain security. Learn more

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What is that? | ICE's 287(g) program 

287(g) partnerships enhance the safety and security of communities

What is the 287(g) program? It is a partnership between ICE and state and local law enforcement agencies, which helps to identify and remove aliens who are amenable to removal from the U.S. Learn more
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Work for ICE | The largest legal program in DHS is hiring

ICE's Office of the Principal Legal Advisor is looking for attorneys

ICE's Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, also known as OPLA, serves as the exclusive representative of DHS in immigration removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, litigating all removal cases including those against criminal aliens, terrorists, and human rights abusers.

Interested in working for OPLA? Learn more and apply on USAJOBS.

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Human Rights | ICE removes Liberian security forces commander

In 2017, HSI St. Paul arrested Zinnah for immigration violations & violating the terms of his parole

A member of the Liberian security forces under the regime of Liberian President Charles Taylor was removed Tuesday by officers with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). The enforcement efforts targeting Zinnah were supported by ICE’s Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC). Learn more
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Worksite Enforcement | 7-Eleven franchisee pleads guilty to harboring illegal aliens

The franchisee agreed to forfeit more than $1.3 million in assets that represent proceeds of the offense

Following an investigation by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and subsequent prosecution from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), Yong Min Choe, 55, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conceal and harbor illegal aliens by employing them at his 7-Eleven franchise in Brentwood, NY. Read more