Office of Diversity and Civil Rights

It is U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) policy to ensure that applicants and employees are treated in a non-discriminatory manner in compliance with established laws, regulations and executive orders. The agency must promote a culturally diverse workforce, create a work environment, which allows all employees equal opportunity to achieve their full potential, and incorporate our office’s principles into the mission and value systems.

It is also ICE’s policy that all entities work together to attain, for all employees, a viable and diverse work environment free from discrimination. To ensure compliance, the agency collects, prepares, and safeguards statistics concerning race, national origin, sex and data on individuals with disabilities. In addition, the agency periodically evaluates Office of Diversity and Civil Rights activities.

Scott Lanum
Office of Diversity and Civil Rights

Scott Lanum was appointed assistant director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Diversity and Civil Rights in March 2011.

Prior to this assignment, Mr. Lanum served as Chief of the Policy and Operations Division and later Chief of Diversity Management for the Defense Intelligence Agency where he ensured that equal opportunity and diversity management principals were integrated into the core principles of the agency. Before that assignment, he was the equal employment opportunity (EEO) director and Chief Diversity Officer of the Naval Sea Systems Command. While serving in that capacity, he was responsible for all aspects of EEO and diversity management for more than 50,000 federal employees and military personnel.

Mr. Lanum began his government career in 1979 when he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard. He served for 23 years and retired as a Chief Warrant Officer.

Mr. Lanum is the recipient of two Navy Meritorious Civilian Service medals. He received an undergraduate degree from Excelsior University and holds a Master of Human Resource Management degree from Webster University.

For information and assistance, please contact the Office of Diversity and Civil Rights at the following mailing address and telephone numbers:

Jurisdiction: All employees, former employees, and applicants for U.S. ICE employment.

Note: If you wish to file a complaint, you must initiate contact with the Office of Diversity and Civil Rights within 45 days of the date of the matter alleged to be discriminatory or the date you first became aware of the matter.

The Notification and Federal Employee Anti-discrimination and Retaliation Act (No FEAR Act) Public Law 107-174

On May 15, 2002, President George W. Bush signed the Notification and Federal Employee Anti-discrimination and Retaliation Act or No FEAR Act. The Act increased accountability of Federal Departments and Agencies for acts of discrimination or reprisal against employees resulting from whistleblower complaints, and complaints before the Merit Systems Protection Board and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Under Title III of the Act, departments and agencies are required to post on their public websites, summary statistical data relating to equal employment opportunity complaints filed against the department or agency.

Both the Department of Homeland Security and ICE will post to the respective public websites statistical information in accordance with the No FEAR Act. This data will be updated on a quarterly basis for the current fiscal year.
For further information, please contact the Office of Diversity and Civil Rights at (202) 732-0190.

• Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No Fear) Act of 2002 (PDF | 66 KB)
• No Fear Act Data and Reports
  • No Fear Act Data (Fiscal Year 2012 1st Quarter) (XLS | 62 KB)
  • No Fear Report (Fiscal Year 2012 1st Quarter) (PDF | 254 KB)
  • No Fear Act Data (Fiscal Year 2012 2nd Quarter) (XLS | 73 KB)
  • No Fear Report (Fiscal Year 2012 2nd Quarter) (PDF | 723 KB)
  • No Fear Act Data (Fiscal Year 2012 3rd Quarter) (XLS | 127 KB)
  • No Fear Report (Fiscal Year 2012 3rd Quarter) (PDF | 739 KB)
  • No Fear Act Data (Fiscal Year 2012 4th Quarter) (XLS | 65 KB)
  • No Fear Report (Fiscal Year 2012 4th Quarter) (PDF | 759 KB)
  • No Fear Act Data (Fiscal Year 2013 1st Quarter) (XLS | 66 KB)
  • No Fear Report (Fiscal Year 2013 1st Quarter) (PDF | 747 KB)
• OPM Regulations for Title II of No Fear
• EEOC Regulations for Title III of No Fear

• May 2012: DEOMI EO/EEO/Diversity/Cross Cultural Competency News Highlights (PDF | 2 MB)
• April 2012: DEOMI EO/EEO/Diversity/Cross Cultural Competency News Highlights (PDF | 2 MB)
• Veterans Outreach Program