Case Processing Specialist

About Paragon Professional Services

Paragon offers a wide range of environmental investigation, consulting, compliance, and remediation services as well as IT solutions, Facility O&M, Materiel Support, Supply and Security to both private- and public-sector clients throughout Alaska and the Continental U.S. Paragon’s experienced professional staff is dedicated to producing high-quality documentation and providing safe field execution to support its clients’ projects in line with local, state and federal guidelines and regulations.

About this position: Case Processing Specialist – El Paso, TX

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Applicants will be notified via phone or email within ten (10) business days of submittal.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Case Processing, Docket Management, Data Entry and Records Management duties:

• Process cases and perform all peripheral activities, immigration records management, and document preparation.
• Prepare, review, and manage case files, ensuring accuracy and completeness in all documentation.
• Ensure Alien Files (A-files) and ICE systems reflect a case status that is updated, accurate, and complete.
• Accurately enter data into ICE systems, ensuring compliance with agency protocols and data integrity requirements.
• Maintain and update electronic and paper-based case files, ensuring compliance with federal privacy laws, DHS policies, and federal data security requirements.
• Retrieve, compile, and organize county, state, and federal court records, conviction documents, and support case materials from multiple databases, and other government sources.
• Maintain up-to-date case status records, court scheduling details, and case tracking logs.
• Generate case status reports and monitoring dashboards.
• Assist with docket coordination with EOIR and USCIS. Coordinate with ICE officers to facilitate interviews, hearings, removals, and case updates.
• Review appropriate paperwork for completeness and accuracy.
• Ensure all administrative applications are reviewed, A-files are updated, and docket officers timely notified for appropriate law enforcement action.
• Track compliance with release conditions and report violations, as applicable.
• Assist ICE Office of Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) in obtaining criminal history checks and other supporting documentation as needed prior to court.
• Assist ICE personnel with scheduling and coordinating interviews between detainees and ICE officers, consulates, and legal representatives, as assigned.

Removal and Post Removal Management duties:

• Organize and prepare removal documents and coordinate with ICE personnel for scheduling removal and staging flights. Ensure all documentation is prepared and accurate.

• Ensure aliens scheduled for removal have the necessary documentation in A-files per ICE instructions.
• Ensure travel information, ICE Air scheduling and manifest(s) are completed, detention center release forms are prepared, and property inventories/receipts are ready on the scheduled time and day of departure.
• Ensure detainees have the necessary legal paperwork, seven-day supply of medications, property, and valuables after transfer or removal.
• Collect, review for completeness and accuracy, and file signed Form I-205 Warrant of Removal/Deportation departure verifications in A-file
• Ensure case is closed in ICE data systems and file is transferred to the National Record Center for storage.

Other duties:

• Schedule interviews between detainees and ICE officers, consulates, and legal representatives as applicable.
• Communicate with all aliens in the alien’s primary language.
• Provide other logistical and administrative support for ICE personnel as assigned.
• Provide surge support after hours, including expanded breadth and depth of tasks, as required.

Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Associate or Bachelor’s Degree
• Level of Experience Requirements: Minimum of one year of direct related industry experience

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

The Case Processing Specialist will have knowledge of program objectives, policies, procedures, and requirements related to immigration case processing. The Case Processing Specialist must have prior experience and/or training related to reviewing law enforcement documentation such detention files, custodial records, or immigration case files including A-files and DHS databases, or previous experience conducting interviews for immigration or detention related purposes.

Preferred

• N/A

Necessary Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Employees must always maintain a constant state of mental alertness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Applicants must be able to pass a physical exam equivalent to the ICE deportation officer physical exam. Applicants must be able to perform through pat-down searches and be able to physically search physical structures for contraband.

Applicants must be able to respond to emergency situations, such as fires and run for prolonged distances with a fire extinguisher. Applicants must also be able to respond to physical disturbances that are violent in nature. Applicant must be able to assist in quelling physical altercations, as well as defending themselves from physical assault.

Work Environment

Work Environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Job is performed in a multitude of settings. There are various positions that could tentatively be performed on any given 8 – 12 hour day. These include the following:
• Exposure to extreme climate temperatures and conditions
• Exposure to sun and climate conditions, to include standing up and/or walking for more than 8 hours.
• Sitting at desk and periodically walking to conduct security checks
• Utilizing computers in offices or buildings
• Confined to office space for more than 8 hours

Shareholder Preference

BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

Bering Straits Native Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by state or federal law, or any other basis prohibited by law.