Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)

Definition of "Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)"
  1. A previous federal agency within the Department of Justice responsible for applying and enforcing immigration and naturalization laws, transferred to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003
How to use "Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)" in a sentence
  1. Before being dissolved, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) handled Joyce's citizenship application.
  2. The functions of the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) are now handled by several divisions of the Department of Homeland Security.
  3. John studied older records from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for his research project on immigration patterns.

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