Immigration and Naturalization Service
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The Immigration and Naturalization Service was a former U.S. federal agency responsible for administering and enforcing immigration and naturalization laws before its functions were reorganized under the Department of Homeland Security.
All labels observed (7)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
former United States federal agency
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immigration authority ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | creation of the Department of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| dissolutionTransferredTo |
United States Department of Homeland Security
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surface form:
Department of Homeland Security
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| dissolvedIn | 2003 ⓘ |
| employerOf |
Border Patrol agents
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deportation officers ⓘ immigration adjudications officers ⓘ immigration inspectors ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1933 ⓘ |
| field |
alien registration
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border control ⓘ deportation proceedings ⓘ immigration law enforcement ⓘ naturalization administration ⓘ refugee and asylum processing ⓘ visa processing ⓘ |
| function |
administering U.S. immigration laws
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administering naturalization of immigrants ⓘ conducting removal (deportation) proceedings ⓘ detaining removable noncitizens ⓘ enforcing U.S. immigration laws ⓘ investigating immigration violations ⓘ patrolling U.S. borders through the Border Patrol ⓘ processing applications for U.S. citizenship ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Detention and Deportation division
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Examinations (benefits) division ⓘ Investigations division ⓘ U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ
surface form:
United States Border Patrol
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| headquarters | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| legalBasis | Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being split into separate enforcement and services agencies in 2003
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central role in U.S. immigration policy in the 20th century ⓘ |
| oversight | United States Congress ⓘ |
| parentAgency | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Immigration and Naturalization Service
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bureau of Immigration
Immigration and Naturalization Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bureau of Naturalization
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| replacedBy |
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ Immigration and Customs Enforcement ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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| shortName | INS ⓘ |
| successor |
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ Immigration and Customs Enforcement ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
this entity surface form:
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States Department of Commerce and Labor
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hasComponent
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
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this entity surface form:
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
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hasPredecessor
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
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this entity surface form:
United States Bureau of Immigration
this entity surface form:
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
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createdAgencyResponsibility
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
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subject surface form:
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Immigration and Naturalization Service
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precededBy
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Bureau of Immigration
Immigration and Naturalization Service
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precededBy
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Bureau of Naturalization
this entity surface form:
United States government representative at Ellis Island
subject surface form:
INS v. Chadha
subject surface form:
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986