This story is too funny to be true. Especially the bits about the Immigration head praising the offending costume (and the subsequent back pedalling) and how most of the people at the party thought the offender was not wearing a make up at all.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The employee who wore what some said was a racially insensitive Halloween costume to a party hosted by a top immigration official is being directed by the Homeland Security Department Secretary to take administrative leave.
Julie Myers, head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, called the man’s costume “offensive.”
The employee’s leave will continue while a Department inquiry is conducted, according to Secretary Michael Chertoff.
The employee wore a striped prison outfit, dreadlocks and darkened skin make-up to the party hosted by Julie Myers, head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Myers was on a three-judge panel that originally praised the prisoner costume for “originality.”
After some employees complained, Myers apologized for “a few of the costumes,” calling them “inappropriate and offensive.” She said she and other senior managers “deeply regret that this happened.”
A department photographer took a picture of Myers with the man, but the photograph or photographs, originally posted online, were deleted after it was determined the costume was offensive, ICE spokeswoman Kelly Nantel said.
Asked about the controversy at a press conference Tuesday, Chertoff said Myers was “right to apologize for having this proceeding take place” and said she is reaching out to members of Congress and others to make sure “they understood her unwavering commitment to equality and fairness.”
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