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A History of the Department of Immigration


Our History - USCIS

Federal oversight of immigration began in 1891, when Congress created the first Office of Immigration in the Treasury Department.

Origins of the Federal Immigration Service | USCIS

Accordingly, the 1891 Immigration Act created the Office of the Superintendent of Immigration within the Treasury Department. The Superintendent ...

Overview of INS History | USCIS

The State Department distributed a limited number of visas each year through U.S. Embassies abroad and the Immigration Service only admitted immigrants who ...

Immigration Bureau established (1891)

Immigration Bureau established (1891). 1891. Congress quickly came to realize the challenges of enforcing immigration exclusions, leading it to authorize ...

Timeline - Immigration History

Congress quickly came to realize the challenges of enforcing immigration exclusions, leading it to authorize and fund a dedicated immigration bureau responsible ...

A History of the Department of Immigration - Managing Migration to ...

Right: A family leaves the Australian Migration Office in Birmingham after an interview, 1962. Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia,. A12111, 1/ ...

History of ICE

One of the agencies in the new Department of Homeland Security was the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, now known as U.S. ...

Immigration - A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States ...

In 1864 Congress passed the Act to Encourage Immigration, which established the office of Commissioner of Immigration and outlawed compulsory military service ...

Stories from the Archives - USCIS

Read the stories of people and programs that make up federal immigration history ... U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ...

History of ICE

In March 2003, the newly created DHS opened its doors. One of its components was the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is now ...

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 - Office of the Historian

Situated in the early years of the Cold War, the debate over the revision of U.S. immigration law demonstrated a division between those interested in the ...

A History of the Department of Immigration - Google Books

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Executive Office for Immigration Review | A Historical Lens of EOIR

The 1983 reorganization of the DOJ consolidated the appellate functions of the BIA with the immigration court functions of the INS, and together they formed ...

1891: Immigration Inspection Expands

The 1891 Immigration Act created the Office of the Superintendent of Immigration in the Treasury Department. The superintendent oversaw a ...

History of the Department of Immigration

The intent and purpose of the Immigration Department of Antigua and Barbuda was initial to manage the flow of persons entering and departing the state of ...

The Immigration Act of 1924 (The Johnson-Reed Act)

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Our History - USCIS

Federal oversight of immigration began in 1891, when Congress created the first Office of Immigration in the Treasury Department. As immigration ...

Overview of Agency History - USCIS

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The History of ICE in American Immigration History

ICE was created in 2003 as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Overview + History | Ellis Island

During construction, the Barge Office in the Battery was used for immigrant processing. The new facility on Ellis Island began receiving immigrants on January 1 ...