.Gov employment ad posted in January 2014

[Sangersteve]

Seems odd that the .gov would post an ad so specific in January, it's almost as if they had a crystal ball about what was coming.

Procurement Type: Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought

Title: Escort Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children

Classification Code: V- Transportation/Travel/Relocation

NAICS code: 561612

Primary POC: Rachel Ali, Contract Specialist/ Rachel.Ali@ice.dhs.gov

Secondary POC: Tony Ross, Contracting Officer/ Tony.Ross@ice.dhs.gov

A. Introduction

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has a continuing and mission critical responsibility for accepting custody of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) from U.S. Border Patrol and other Federal agencies and transporting these juveniles to Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) shelters located throughout the continental United States. ICE is seeking the services of a responsible vendor that shares the philosophy of treating all UAC with dignity and respect, while adhering to standard operating procedures and policies that allow for an effective, efficient, and incident free transport. The Contractor shall provide unarmed escort staff, including management, supervision, manpower, training, certifications, licenses, drug testing, equipment, and supplies necessary to provide on-demand escort services for non-criminal/non-delinquent unaccompanied alien children ages infant to 17 years of age, seven (7) days a week, 365 days a year. Transport will be required for either category of UAC or individual juveniles, to include both male and female juveniles. There will be approximately 65,000 UAC in total: 25% local ground transport, 25% via ICE charter and 50% via commercial air. Escort services include, but are not limited to, assisting with: transferring physical custody of UAC from DHS to Health and Human Services (HHS) care via ground or air methods of transportation (charter or commercial carrier), property inventory, providing juveniles with meals, drafting reports, generating transport documents, maintaining/stocking daily supplies, providing and issuing clothing as needed, coordinating with DHS and HHS staff, travel coordination, limited stationary guard services to accommodate for trip disruptions due to inclement weather, faulty equipment, or other exigent circumstances. In emergency situations, the Contractor shall be called on to provide temporary shelter locations (such as trailers) with shower facilities for juveniles who are pending placement with HHS when bed space is unavailable nationwide for extended periods of time. The Contractor shall provide temporary guard services and other support as necessary during these emergencies.

[Bob Of Burleson]

Curious.

[ann jusko]

Just curious? I don't think so. They knew they were putting up ads in Central and South America that if they get to the US border, no visa will be required. This is criminal and our own government is putting children in grave danger. How many will end up coming back for a hearing? How many will be enticed into sexual slavery? The teenage boys will be found by LE in gangs. How many of those will survive? Does the administration think that hiring lawyers for these children will protect them? Thank goodness that a few border patrol agents sneaked photos out.

[Bob Of Burleson]

Officials apologize for botched plan
to shelter immigrant children

LAWRENCEVILLE, Va. (AP) - Contrite federal officials apologized to residents of a tiny southern Virginia town Thursday night for keeping them in the dark as they prepared to bring in hundreds of Central American children and teenagers to a temporary shelter.

"Absolutely, we feel we didn't do it right here," said Mark A. Weber, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "We're here to listen to the community. We're here to sort this out." He was speaking prior to the meeting.

An overflow crowd packed the 900-seat Brunswick High School auditorium in the farming town of nearly 1,500. Many residents arrived at the school carrying small signs that read "No illegal immigrants," but they were told to leave them outside. Numerous law enforcement officers were on hand.

The crowd heard immigration and refugee resettlement officials describe their botched plan to bring in children from resettlement camps in the South and Southwest. They cast the mission as a humanitarian effort to shelter children from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras who are fleeing their homes by the tens of thousands to escape violence and poverty.

More than 47,000 children, primarily from Central America, have been apprehended at the Mexican border since the start of the budget year.

The government put the Lawrenceville program on hold after a private agreement between officials from the now-shuttered St. Paul's College and the government became public.

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[Just Me]

I wonder if the Border Patrol is following their guidelines??

CBP's Handling of Unaccompanied Alien Children
http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/OIG_10-117_Sep10.pdf