EDWARD MARKS
Alexandria
Summary
Professional in federal law enforcement with comprehensive understanding of immigration regulations and procedures. Proven track record of managing sensitive cases and ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards. Known for strong teamwork, adaptability, and results-driven approach in dynamic environments. Skilled in investigative techniques, case management, and conflict resolution.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supervisory Detention & Deportation Officer
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
01.2025 - Current
- Supervise/ manage the Federal and Local Criminal Alien Program at Alexandria Staging Facility (ASF).
- Supervise/ manage (ASF) At-Large/ Fugitive Operations Team within the area of responsibility.
- Supervise 6 Deportations Officers and 1 Enforcement Removal Assistance (ERA).
- Person of Contact (POC) and training officer for presenting Federal Prosecution within the Western District of Louisiana.
- Coordinate Local arrest operation with surrounding Police Departments and Sheriff’s Offices to identify non-citizens.
- Weekly or monthly meetings at (ASF) with Immigration and Customs Enforcement stake holders from The GEO Group, Inc.
- Prepare and present intelligence reports to management and leadership via Significant Event Notification (SEN).
- Interview Non-immigrants, sources and suspects with valid intel that could assist The Department of Homeland Security in locating or apprehending individuals involved with various terrorist groups.
- Develop relationships with domestic and international intelligence agencies to assist with creating a strong intelligence community.
- Trained local Intel Officers on database analysis, long-term, short-term analysis and how to establish effective rapport with detainees at varies detention centers within New Orleans, LA field Office.
Immigration Enforcement Agent (IEA) - Deportation Officer
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
09.2009 - 01.2025
- Prepared criminal complaints, request records and take witness statements from aliens throughout the entire criminal prosecution process.
- Processed Immigration Bonds and all paper associated with Bonds.
- Managed several complex failures to comply cases in 2021, where the detainee refuses to comply with the order of removal, as a result all detainees were removed to their countries.
- Serve as a case agent or lead officer in criminal prosecutions; worked directly with the U.S. Attorney's Office and appear before the Grand Jury.
- Independently gathered information or data; researched and analyzed laws, regulations, and procedures, also applied results of analyses to determine compliance.
- Manage multiple projects independently within self-established deadlines.
- Work closely with other federal law enforcement agencies and conduct special operations at the request of local law enforcement agencies.
- Reported the status and completion procedures for ongoing intelligence reports accurately and promptly to ICE management.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Psychology
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VASkills
- Time management
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking
- Excellent communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Organizational skills
- Conflict resolution
- Professionalism
Accomplishments
- Supervised an at-large arrest team at Alexandria Staging Facility and increased arrest production by 100%.
- Supervised and assisted ASF at-large unit with arresting and deporting a Vietnam citizen who was convicted for Homicide.
- As a Deportation Officer, I arrested and presented a (8 U.S.C. 1326 – Reentry After Deportation) sex offender for federal prosecution in the U.S. Middle District of Louisiana Federal Court and the subject was sentenced to 55 months to be served in the Bureau of Prisons in 2018.
- As a Deportation Officer, I identified, located, and arrested over 50 noncitizens who posed a threat to national security and public safety, while assigned to the Fugitive Operations Team (FOT) in 2020.
- As a Field Intelligence Officer (FIO), I arrested several non-immigrants/ aggravated felons by building rapport with local and state law enforcement agencies since 2019.
- Arrested and assisted with deportation of a convicted sex offender by gathering intelligence information, while collaborating with Alexandria, LA Probation & Parole Officers.
Certification
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement Basic Training Academy (2009).
- Enforcement Operations Intelligence Collection Training (ERIC) (2019).
- Fugitive Operation Training Program (DFOTP) (2017).
Related Skills
- As a Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer, I have trained over 20 Deportation Officers on license plate surveillance at Alexandria staging Facility, which has lead to hundreds of at-large arrests within the city limits of Alexandria, LA.
- As a Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer, I reviewed and signed all charging documents associated with Immigration Cases.
- As a Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer, I initiate prosecution and deportation proceedings against criminal non-citizens from gathered Intel resources.
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology has elevated my ability to communicate effectively during meetings with state and local officials to conduct joint operations.
Additional Information
- Field Intelligence Officer (FIO) ICE/ERO New Orleans, La Field Office (9/2019 to Present).
- Arrested and deported several convicted sex offenders within the New Orleans, LA metro area, while working with state and local law enforcement officials.
- Trained 20 Deportation Officers on ATD/GPS Monitoring systems at Lasalle Detention Facility in 2021.
- Assisted with establishing/ creating S-sites and M-sites for ATD/GPS/Smart Link Systems in 2022.
- Reduced Fugitive Operations Team (FOT) docket by 30% with additional arrests and deportations in 2020.
- Bachelor’s Degree in psychology has elevated my ability to communicate, lead, counsel, learn behavior patterns from people with different ethnic backgrounds; as a result, I’m now a diverse Deportation Officer.
Awards
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baton Rouge, La Task force Officer, 7/2014 to 6/2018 (4 Years)., Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baton Rouge, La Task force Officer of the year award in 2018.
Timeline
Supervisory Detention & Deportation Officer
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
01.2025 - Current
Immigration Enforcement Agent (IEA) - Deportation Officer
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
09.2009 - 01.2025
Bachelor's Degree - Psychology
Liberty University