Yes, take FPS out of ICE, says DHS union

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The American Federation of Government Employees Local 918 today commended President Barack Obama and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano for their decision to take the Federal Protective Service out of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“This was a bad match from the beginning,” AFGE Local 918 President David Wright said. “The change is an important step toward improving protection and security around our nation’s federal buildings.

“From the beginning ICE has taken every step to reduce the FPS workforce by starving it of all its resources and attempting to privatize the entire agency,” Wright added. “The latest initiative to rebuild is just now resulting in restoration of law enforcement officers to the staffing level of 2007, at which point staffing levels still were lower than their highest in 2003 when FPS entered DHS.

“While we are pleased that staffing levels are on the rise, hundreds of FPS law enforcement officers have departed for greener pastures and we have lost their training and experience for good,” Wright said.

The president’s budget, issued today, transfers FPS from ICE to the National Protection Programs Directorate. “FPS responsibilities, such as providing physical security and policing of Federal buildings, establishing building security policy, and ensuring compliance are outside the scope of ICE’s immigration and customs enforcement mission and are better aligned to NPPD.”

“ICE was meant to be a big brother to FPS. We needed Wally Cleaver but unfortunately we got Eddie Haskell,” Wright said. “After a long effort, the bullying finally will come to an end and FPS officers can do the job they have been struggling to do.”

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1. I know FPS means First Person Shooter, but what does ICE mean? nt

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2. Imperial Crystalline Entombment...

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