INS
Former immigration agency
The INS was the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the U.S. federal agency responsible for immigration enforcement and naturalization of citizens from 1933 to 2003.
It was absorbed into the Department of Homeland Security after the September 11 attacks: He worked for the INS processing visa applications.
The acronym remains familiar in discussions of immigration history and policy.
Legal expulsion from country
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
work permit · alien · enforcement · detention · undocumented · documentation · status · legalization
deportation
Legal expulsion from country
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- visaTravel authorization stamp
green card · work permit · alien · enforcement · detention · undocumented · documentation · status · legalization · removal
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
- naval termsadmiral, navy, battleship, carrier, submarine
- aviation navigationDME, waypoint, radio beacon, localizer, glide slope
- Ship PrefixesHMS, USS, RMS, MV, USNS
- citizenshipcitizen, citizenship laws, citizenship law, citizenship test, citizenship ceremony
INSouts
Means of escape
outsiders · have-nots · excluded · marginalized · newcomers
- in an instantWith no delay