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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is part of the Department of Homeland Security. USCIS performs most of the functions carried out by the now defunct Immigration and Naturalization Service.

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Articles

OMB officials detail reorganization plan and headway against waste - - GovExec. com
January 31, 2012 | Charles S. Clark
Obama team sees fiscal crunch as mechanism for streamlining business-related agencies.

A Gingrich administration could be expensive - - GovExec. com
January 31, 2012 | Naureen Khan and Julia Edwards
Some of the GOP candidate's big plans have big price tags.

Obama calls for' smarter, more effective government' - - GovExec. com
January 24, 2012 | Charles S. Clark
President stresses his agency consolidation plan, defends efforts to streamline regulations.

Public satisfaction with federal services increases - - GovExec. com
January 18, 2012 | Kellie Lunney
But overall trust in government has declined, report finds.

Immigration- reform advocate to lead Domestic Policy Council - - GovExec. com
January 10, 2012 | Andrew Joseph
Cecilia MuÃ±oz will replace Melody Barnes.

Articles from Nextgov

Self- service U. S. - Mexican border crossing could be replicated
February 09, 2012
CBP could open more unmanned checkpoints in remote Southwest expanses and eventually add biometric ID verification, former official says.

Authorities seize 307 websites in pre- Super Bowl crackdown
February 02, 2012
Three days before the 2012 Super Bowl, federal officials said they have seized more than 300 websites accused of selling fake merchandise or illegally streaming sports games. ...

House Homeland Security lawmakers request sole oversight of DHS
January 25, 2012
The top House Republican and Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee have asked Speaker John Boehner to consolidate congressional oversight of the Homeland Security Department within one House committee...

Get ready to push some paper for cloud moves
January 12, 2012
Officials fear hackers could target FedRAMP's digital security assessments of vendors' offerings, so initially agencies will handle the audits manually.

Feds turn to dating websites and facial recognition tools to catch crooks
January 04, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission, Congress and academics worry about privacy and security ramifications.

Web News

Opinion: Newt, Mitt and Latinos
February 03, 2012 | CNN

Navarrette: Romney's Latino problem
January 31, 2012 | CNN

Gingrich Pitches His Immigration Plan at Hispanic Forum
January 27, 2012 | WSJ.com: Washington Wire

Debate foes clash on immigration
January 26, 2012 | CNN

Romney Swings Back at Gingrich Over Immigration
January 25, 2012 | WSJ.com: Washington Wire

Could Romney be first Hispanic pres.?
January 12, 2012 | CNN

Opinion: Why the immigration uproar?
October 24, 2011 | CNN

Probe finds insider hacking at immigration agency
August 19, 2011 | Federal Computer Week: News and Analysis

One- time contractor employee goes up the river for tampering with USCIS computer...
June 07, 2011 | Federal Computer Week: News and Analysis

USCIS On Wikipedia

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a component of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It performs many administrative functions formerly carried out by the legacy United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), which was part of the Department of Justice. The stated priorities of the USCIS are to promote national security, to eliminate immigration case backlogs, and to improve customer services. USCIS is headed by a director who reports directly to the Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security. USCIS was formerly and briefly named the U.S....

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Faith leaders denounce anti-immigrant SB 590
February 09, 2012 | KSHB NBC 41 Kansas City

Monday On News Channel 3
February 09, 2012 | KESQ ABC 3 Palm Springs,

Negocio pide justicia ante una multa que impuso ICE
February 08, 2012 | KINT TV El Paso

Foro para ciudadania
February 03, 2012 | WUNI Boston

Foro de Ciudadania
February 08, 2012 | WUNI Boston