U.S. immigration chief: Sorry for blackface costume

The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement apologized for the “inappropriate and offensive” costumes worn be several partygoers at a Halloween party she hosted. Julie Myers “deeply regretted” the incidents at the fundraising soiree at her residence which included:

“One employee, whom she declined to identify, was wearing a black-and-white striped prison outfit, dreadlocks and a skin "bronzer" intended "to make him look African-American.”

Myers was on a panel that judged the aforementioned costume as “most original” and also posed for photos with the “winner”. A spokeswoman for the National Council of La Raza told the Associated Press that Myers’ mea culpa was “completely appropriate.”

Sources- TIME – Swampland, CNN, hardbeatnews.com, Associated Press

Image- PBS (Broadway actor Bert Williams in blackface)