Immigration boss who barred feds from terror suspect up for award, but agency won't say why

[Sanguine]

A U.S. immigration official blamed in a federal report for barring law enforcement agents from a suspect in the San Bernardino terror attack has been nominated for a prestigious agency award – but her bosses in Washington refuse to say what she did to earn consideration.

Irene Martin heads the San Bernardino U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office, where last December, she allegedly blocked five armed Department of Homeland Security agents from the man authorities say supplied the firepower in the deadly attack a day earlier. Although an Inspector General's report found she acted improperly, and then lied to investigators, FoxNews.com has learned she has been nominated for the Secretary’s Award for Valor....

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/06/22/immigration-boss-who-barred-feds-from-terror-suspect-up-for-award-but-agency-wont-say-why.html?intcmp=hpbt1

Seriously, what the heck is this?  Why would they do this?  Talk about in-your-face!

[oldmomster]

Gotta love a government that blocks agents from arresting a terrorist.  She'll probably get a promotion too. 

[geronl]

She gets rewarded, no real surprise. They promoted the people who used the IRS to attack conservative groups and they routinely attack whistleblowers

[Sanguine]

She gets rewarded, no real surprise. They promoted the people who used the IRS to attack conservative groups and they routinely attack whistleblowers

But, if our system is so meaningless and wrong to those people, why do something like this?