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Agency Immigration and Naturalization Service
Acronym INS
Hierarchy Department of Justice.
Docs Statistical Reports; Reports; Miscellaneous Documents
URL http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/
Notes Administers the nation's immigration laws; conducts immigration inspections of travelers entering (or seeking entry) to the United States; regulates permanent and temporary immigration to the United States; maintains control of U.S. borders; and identifies and removes people who have no lawful immigration status in the United States.
Subjects IMMIGRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT