Immigration and Naturalization Service

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf defunct company
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:INS
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:Homeland_Security_Act_of_2002
March 1, 2003
gptkbp:formed 1933
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Immigration and Naturalization Service
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:logo Seal of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.svg
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Ellis_Island_operations
gptkb:Operation_Wetback
implementation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 30,000 (at dissolution)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Bureau_of_Immigration
gptkb:Bureau_of_Naturalization
gptkbp:responsible_for immigration enforcement
deportation
border control
adjudication of asylum claims
detention of immigrants
naturalization
processing immigration benefits
gptkbp:successor gptkb:U.S._Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services
gptkb:U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection
gptkb:U.S._Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement
gptkbp:type gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:website www.ins.usdoj.gov (defunct)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4