Title 6, Domestic SecurityRelease 119-102
§254 Employee Discipline
Title 6 › CHAPTER 1 — HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER IV — BORDER, MARITIME, AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY › Part D — Immigration Enforcement Functions › § 254
Summary
Secretary can discipline ICE/CBP staff who lie on purpose to Congress or leaders, despite laws.
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Title 6, §254
Domestic Security, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may impose disciplinary action on any employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection who willfully deceives Congress or agency leadership on any matter.
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2016—Pub. L. 114–125 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, impose disciplinary action, including termination of employment, pursuant to policies and procedures applicable to employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on any employee of the Bureau of Border Security who willfully deceives the Congress or agency leadership on any matter.”
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6 U.S.C. § 254
Title 6, Domestic Security
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102