#BREAKING: Sources say Florida man harassing 15-year-old black girl in viral video is Lee Jeffers, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security employee at @USCIS Citizenship and Immigration Services in West Palm Beach. @USCISMediaSouth is preparing a statement. https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200617/wellington-confrontation-highlights-racial-tensions-prompts-calls-for-change--video">https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/2020...

#UPDATE: In a just released statement, a @USCIS Spokesperson says, “The video is certainly disturbing, and we are working to get all available information in considering what action, if any, may be appropriate for the agency to take.”

#UPDATE: Lee Jeffers, 60, Immigration Services Analyst at the Department of Homeland Security USCIS, called grandfather of girl he confronted to apologize, ask for meeting https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/wellington/fl-ne-man-teen-confrontation-video-20200618-325wj33rcrgfvkfuq6smnm32ma-story.html">https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/pal...

#BREAKING: @USCIS Deputy Director for Policy Joseph Edlow says Lee Jeffers is on administrative leave and "that the position held by this individual is administrative in nature. He was not responsible for adjudicating cases for immigration benefits or status."

Also from the agency: "While we do not speak to individual allegations regarding personnel matters, USCIS affords all employees the applicable statutory due process to which they are entitled under the law."