Employees at the country's immigration enforcement arm rate their agency as one of the worst places to work in the federal government. 

Of 240 agencies surveyed, Immigration and Customs Enforcement achieved a ranking of 222. 

The ratings were released earlier this year by the Partnership for Public Service, drawing on official survey responses from more than 266,000 government employees. The findings gain new relevance in light of a lawsuit filed by a spurned ICE employee who claims the agency has taken on a "frat-house"-style work environment -- and in light of claims made in connection with that suit about allegedly lewd behavior by ICE Chief of Staff Suzanne Barr. 

Barr is now on leave, according to the agency, while the Department of Homeland Security inspector general and another internal ICE office investigate. 

The department plans to fight the lawsuit, but the