Assistant United States Attorney (Immigration)

Assistant United Stes Attorney (Immigrion) Department of Justice Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys United Stes Attorney's Office

• Eastern District of California Summary The U.

S. Attorney's Office represents the Federal government in virtually all litigion involving the United Stes in the Eastern District of California. This includes all criminal prosecutions for violions of Federal law, civil lawsuits by and against the government, and actions to collect judgments and restitution on behalf of victims and taxpayers. This position is loced in Fresno, California Learn more about this agency Summary The U.S. Attorney's Office represents the Federal government in virtually all litigion involving the United Stes in the Eastern District of California. This includes all criminal prosecutions for violions of Federal law, civil lawsuits by and against the government, and actions to collect judgments and restitution on behalf of victims and taxpayers. This position is loced in Fresno, California Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month

• Apply in 1 day Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 28, 2026 Locion Fresno, CA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $77,135
• $180,986 per year Pay scale & grade AD 21 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0905 Attorney Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-CAE-12951629-AUSA Control number 867494200 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency All United Stes Citizens and Nionals Duties Help

• This job announcement is being extended. Applicants who have previously applied do not need to reapply as they are still being considered, but may upde their applicions or provide additional documention during this revised open period.
• The United Stes Attorney is seeking an torney to serve as an Assistant U.

S. Attorney in the Civil Division's Immigrion Unit. The Assistant U.S. Attorney will represent the United Stes, its agencies, and employees in immigrion-reled litigion, including defending habeas corpus, mandamus, and Administrive Procedure Act challenges, and prosecuting affirmive civil immigrion enforcement actions in federal district court. Potential to transition to other civil practice areas as workload and office needs allow. Responsibilities will increase and assignments come more complex as your training and experience progress. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Security Requirements:

Initial appointment is conditioned upon a sisfactory preemployment adjudicion. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. In addition, continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudicion of a background investigion.

Residency Requirements:

Assistant United Stes Attorneys generally must reside in the district to which he or she is appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. 545 for district-specific informion.

Selective Service:

If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify th you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a United Stes Citizen or Nional. Initial appointment is conditioned upon a sisfactory preemployment adjudicion. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudicion of a background investigion. You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable. J.D. degree and active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction) required. Must reside in the district to which appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. 545 for district specific informion.

Qualificions Required Qualificions:

Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree and be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction). United Stes citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualificions:

Ideal qualificions include least three to five years of experience litiging cases with substantial responsibility for all aspects of discovery, trial, and appeals. Applicants must demonstre a quick analytical ability and the facility to accurely and precisely articule the critical issues in a case. Applicants must demonstre superior oral and wring skills as well as strong research and interpersonal skills, and good judgment. Applicants must possess excellent communicion and courtroom skills and exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with other torneys, paralegals, support staff and client agencies. Applicants must have a demonstred capacity to function in a highly demanding environment. Applicants expected to do their own legal research and writing and substantially self-sufficient in preparing day-to-day correspondence and pleadings. Applicants must also demonstre excellent computer literacy skills to include experience with automed research on the Internet, electronic court filing, and electronic e-mail and word processing systems. You must meet all qualificion requirements upon the closing de of this announcement. Educion Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree Additional informion Fresno is one of the fastest growing cities in California, due in part to its central locion to major tourist areas in California. Fresno is loced in the middle of the fertile San Joaquin Valley, also known as the Central Valley, which is a major supplier of food and agricultural products for the United Stes and the world. This area also includes nional treasures such as Yosemite Nional Park and Sequoia-Kings Canyon Nional Parks.

Salary Informion :

Assistant United Stes Attorney's pay is administrively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional torney experience. The recruiting range of basic pay for AD-21 through AD-29 is $77,135 to $180,986 which includes which includes 17.65% locality pay for the Fresno area.

Other Benefits:

The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package th includes, in part, paid vacion; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participion in the Federal Employees Retirement System. The Benefits link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal Employees.

Relocion Expenses:

Relocion expenses will not be authorized.

Travel:

Travel will occasionally be required.

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The Department of Justice cannot control further disseminion and/or posting of informion contained in this vacancy announcement. Such posting and/or disseminion is not an endorsement by the Department of the organizion or group dissemining and/or posting the informion. Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applicions. In particular, please notify this Office if you currently represent clients or adjudice mters in which this Office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicing mters in which this Office is involved so th we can evalue any potential conflict of interest or disqualificion issue th may need to be addressed under those circumstances. Political Appointees (Current and Former): Political Appointees (Current or Former): The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this informion to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this informion could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Security Requirements:

Initial appointment is conditioned upon a sisfactory preemployment adjudicion. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. In addition, continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudicion of a background investigion.

EEO Stement/Policy:

The United Stes government does not discrimine in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, nional origin, political affiliion, sexual oriention, marital stus, disability, genetic informion, age, membership in an employee organizion, retaliion, parental stus, military service or other non-merit factor. More informion can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1425556/dl?inline. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

Evaluion Method:

Once your complete applicion package is received, it reviewed to ensure you meet all job requirements. An torney interview panel will then review all qualified applicants and make recommendions for invition to interview. You notified if selected for an interview. The Occupional Questionnaire will take you approximely 20 minutes to complete.

Veterans' Preference:

There is no formal ring system for applying veterans' preference to torney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in torney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must indice their preference in response to the approprie question in their assessment questionnaire (it is also recommended th informion is included in their cover letter or resume) and they must submit supporting documention (e.g., DD 214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documention) which verifies their eligibility for preference. Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Applicion for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documention required for the specific type of preference claimed ( the OPM website, http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s). Applicants should note th SF 15 requires supporting documention associed with service-connected disabilities or receipt of nonservice-connected disability pensions to be ded 1991 or ler except in the case of service members submitting official stements or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing th retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or th they were transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the stement or retirement orders must indice th the disability is 10% or more).

Reasonable Accommodions :

This agency provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities where approprie. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency. Determinions on requests for reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help You must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:

• Required:

  Your responses to the Online Occupional Questionnaire (This is completed automically during the apply online process).

• Required:

  Your resume cannot exceed two pages
• you deemed ineligible and receive no further considerion if your resume exceeds two pages
• see USAJOBS for formting requirements .

Include relevant employment history as outlined below for each job: Official position title (if Federal, include series/grade), Employer name and contact informion, Start and end des (for full considerion you must include month, day, and year), Indice full-time or number of hours worked per week if part-time, and A list of duties performed and accomplishments. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

• Required, if applicable: To get Veterans' Preference, you must indice your preference in response to the approprie question in your assessment questionnaire and you must submit the approprie supporting documention.

See the "How you Evalued" section for details regarding wh is approprie Veterans' Preference documention. It is also recommended th you include veterans' preference informion in your cover letter or resume. Outreach and Recruitment for Qualified Applicants with

Disabilities :

The Department encourages qualified applicants with disabilities, including individuals with targeted/severe disabilities to apply in response to posted vacancy announcements. Qualified applicants with targeted/severe disabilities may be eligible for direct hire, non-competitive appointment under Schedule A (5 C.F.R. § 213.3102(u)) hiring authority. Individuals with targeted/severe disabilities are encouraged to contact one of the Department's Disability Points of Contact (DPOC) to express an interest in being considered for a position. See list of DPOCs .

Suitability and Citizenship :

It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and persons selected for employment required to pass a drug test which screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment. Employment is also contingent upon the completion and sisfactory adjudicion of a background investigion. Congress generally prohibits agencies from employing non-citizens within the United Stes, except for a few narrow exceptions as set forth in the annual Appropriions Act (see, https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens/). Pursuant to DOJ component policies, only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigrion Review, U.S. Trustee's Offices, and the Federal Bureau of Investigion. Unless otherwise indiced in a particular job advertisement, qualifying non-U.S. citizens meeting immigrion and appropriions law criteria may apply for employment with other DOJ organizions. However, please be advised th the appointment of non-U.S. citizens is extremely rare; such appointments would be possible only if necessary to accomplish the Department's mission and would be subject to strict security requirements. Applicants who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and another country considered on a case-by-case basis. All DOJ employees are subject to a residency requirement. Candides who have lived outside the United Stes for two or more of the past five years will likely have difficulty being approved for appointments by the Department Security Staff. The two-year period is cumulive, not necessarily consecutive. Federal or military employees, or dependents of federal or military employees serving overseas, are excepted from this requirement.

Current or Former Political Appointees :

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this informion to the Human Resources Office by providing a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a stement th provides the following informion regarding your most recent political appointment: Position title; Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee); Agency; and Beginning and ending des of appointment. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/28/2026 to receive considerion. 1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. 2. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion package. (It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention are submitted prior to the closing de.) 3. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the more informion link for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. However, should you not be able to apply online, please contact Eastern District of California 916-554-2706 or email Lauren.

Horwood@usdoj.gov, prior to the closing de of this announcement to request an alterne method of applying. The Point of Contact for this vacancy announcement is Eastern District of California who can be reached 916-554-2706 or Lauren.

Horwood@usdoj.gov Agency contact informion Lauren Horwood Phone 916-554-2706 Lauren.

Horwood@usdoj.gov Address Eastern District of California 501 I Street, 10th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 US Next steps We will notify you of the outcome after each step of the recruitment process has been completed. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion, to include a credit and tax checks, and a drug test by urinalysis. We expect to make a final job offer within 120 days after the closing de of the announcement. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help You must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:

• Required:

  Your responses to the Online Occupional Questionnaire (This is completed automically during the apply online process).

• Required:

  Your resume cannot exceed two pages
• you deemed ineligible and receive no further considerion if your resume exceeds two pages
• see USAJOBS for formting requirements .

Include relevant employment history as outlined below for each job: Official position title (if Federal, include series/grade), Employer name and contact informion, Start and end des (for full considerion you must include month, day, and year), Indice full-time or number of hours worked per week if part-time, and A list of duties performed and accomplishments. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

• Required, if applicable: To get Veterans' Preference, you must indice your preference in response to the approprie question in your assessment questionnaire and you must submit the approprie supporting documention.

See the "How you Evalued" section for details regarding wh is approprie Veterans' Preference documention. It is also recommended th you include veterans' preference informion in your cover letter or resume. Outreach and Recruitment for Qualified Applicants with

Disabilities :

The Department encourages qualified applicants with disabilities, including individuals with targeted/severe disabilities to apply in response to posted vacancy announcements. Qualified applicants with targeted/severe disabilities may be eligible for direct hire, non-competitive appointment under Schedule A (5 C.F.R. § 213.3102(u)) hiring authority. Individuals with targeted/severe disabilities are encouraged to contact one of the Department's Disability Points of Contact (DPOC) to express an interest in being considered for a position. See list of DPOCs .

Suitability and Citizenship :

It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and persons selected for employment required to pass a drug test which screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment. Employment is also contingent upon the completion and sisfactory adjudicion of a background investigion. Congress generally prohibits agencies from employing non-citizens within the United Stes, except for a few narrow exceptions as set forth in the annual Appropriions Act (see, https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens/). Pursuant to DOJ component policies, only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigrion Review, U.S. Trustee's Offices, and the Federal Bureau of Investigion. Unless otherwise indiced in a particular job advertisement, qualifying non-U.S. citizens meeting immigrion and appropriions law criteria may apply for employment with other DOJ organizions. However, please be advised th the appointment of non-U.S. citizens is extremely rare; such appointments would be possible only if necessary to accomplish the Department's mission and would be subject to strict security requirements. Applicants who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and another country considered on a case-by-case basis. All DOJ employees are subject to a residency requirement. Candides who have lived outside the United Stes for two or more of the past five years will likely have difficulty being approved for appointments by the Department Security Staff. The two-year period is cumulive, not necessarily consecutive. Federal or military employees, or dependents of federal or military employees serving overseas, are excepted from this requirement.

Current or Former Political Appointees :

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this informion to the Human Resources Office by providing a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a stement th provides the following informion regarding your most recent political appointment: Position title; Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee); Agency; and Beginning and ending des of appointment. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/28/2026 to receive considerion. 1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. 2. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion package. (It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention are submitted prior to the closing de.) 3. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the more informion link for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. However, should you not be able to apply online, please contact Eastern District of California 916-554-2706 or email Lauren.

Horwood@usdoj.gov, prior to the closing de of this announcement to request an alterne method of applying. The Point of Contact for this vacancy announcement is Eastern District of California who can be reached 916-554-2706 or Lauren.

Horwood@usdoj.gov Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Lauren Horwood Phone 916-554-2706 Lauren.

Horwood@usdoj.gov Address Eastern District of California 501 I Street, 10th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 US Next steps We will notify you of the outcome after each step of the recruitment process has been completed. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion, to include a credit and tax checks, and a drug test by urinalysis. We expect to make a final job offer within 120 days after the closing de of the announcement. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month

• Apply in 1 day Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 28, 2026 Locion Fresno, CA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $77,135
• $180,986 per year Pay scale & grade AD 21 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-CAE-12951629-AUSA Control number 867494200