the INS
/ði ˌaɪ en ˈes/
/ði ˌaɪ en ˈes/
the Immigration and Naturalization Service
- an organization that was part of the US Department of Justice. It was in charge of laws concerning people from other countries who want to move to the US (the process of immigration) and those who then want to become US citizens (naturalization). In 2003 its work was taken over by new government departments, including US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), part of the Department of Homeland Security.
隶属于美国司法部的组织。它负责有关其他国家的人的法律,这些人想移居美国(移民过程),然后又想成为美国公民(入籍)。2003年,其工作被新的政府部门接管,包括国土安全部下属的美国公民及移民服务局(USCIS)。