Immigration and Naturalization Service
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Formerly, the federal agency in the Department of Justice that administered and enforced immigration and naturalization laws. In 2003, however, the INS officially ceased to exist, and its functions were taken over by various branches of the Department of Homeland Security.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill.
2009.
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(INS) The predecessor organization to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a federal agency which regulates immigration and naturalization of aliens.
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Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Doherty — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Doherty ArgueDate=October 16 ArgueYear=1991 DecideDate=January 15 DecideYear=1992 FullName=Immigration and Naturalization Service, Petitioner v. Joseph Patrick Doherty USVol=502… … Wikipedia
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