The head of ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is coming under renewed criticism stemming from newly published photos taken at an office Halloween party last year. Photos obtained by CNN show Julie Myers standing next to a white employee who was dressed up like a prisoner. He wore prison stripes, dreadlocks and dark makeup that made him look African American or Latino. Myers was one of three judges who gave the worker the prize for “most original costume.”
Sen. Daniel Akaka of Hawaii said, “The perception of racial insensitivity is a serious threat to the credibility of ICE. These pictures raise serious concerns about whether ICE purposely withheld the pictures requested by Congress.”