DOJ dismisses 2 immigration employees for misconduct, neglect of duty

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has ordered the dismissal of two Immigration employees after they were found guilty of grave misconduct, gross neglect of duty and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.

In two separate orders made public Wednesday, ordered dismissed were Immigration Assistant Salvacion Binuya and Immigration Officer Joel Gonzales.

Binuya was dismissed following the complaint of an American national.

According to the complaint, Binuya solicited money from the complainant for the extension of his visa and required him to deposit the payment to her personal account.

Gonzales, on the other hand, was dismissed for gross neglect of duty, grave misconduct, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service after conspiring to facilitate the departure of three human trafficking victims bound for Korea.

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Immigration Commissioner Siegfried Mison reminded other immigration employees to stay true to their mandate.

“We have a zero tolerance policy for corruption, and we will enforce it,” said Mison.

Twenty six employees of the Bureau of Immigration had been dismissed from service since 2014. CDG