Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) :
"On March 1, 2003, service and benefit functions of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) transitioned into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS is responsible for the administration of immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and establishing immigration services policies and priorities. These functions include: (1) adjudication of immigrant visa petitions; (2) adjudication of naturalization petitions; (3) adjudication of asylum and refugee applications; (4) adjudications performed at the service centers, and (5) all other adjudications performed by the INS. (6) Fifteen thousand federal employees and contractors working in approximately 250 [HQ] and field offices around the world comprise the USCIS". (DHS, About USCIS)
