Organization of the United States Immigration Service

As the largest and most complex administrative system in the United States, the organizational structure and functions of the US Immigration Service are as follows: The chief executive of the Immigration and Naturalization Service is the director. The Minister of Justice authorizes the Director of Immigration to enforce the Immigration and Nationality Act and all other laws related to immigration, naturalization and nationality.

The following institutions are subordinate to the Director's Office:

(1) Attorney General's Office

Under the leadership of the general counsel, the office provides legal advice to the director, deputy directors and other staff, prepares legislative reports, assists in litigation, prepares legal memoranda when necessary, guides the work of branch lawyers, and supervises the professional work of all lawyers in the Immigration Bureau.

(2) Office of Congressional Relations

Under the leadership of the director of the office, the office is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective contacts with the National Assembly, the Ministry of Justice and other institutions.

(3) Public Affairs Office

Under the leadership of the director of the office, the office is responsible for formulating and implementing regulations on public affairs and keeping in touch with all parties (government, public, news organizations, etc.). ) Inform the Immigration Bureau of its work.

(4) Office of Internal Audit

Under the leadership of the director of the office, the office will correct the wrong management methods and employees' wrong behaviors of the Immigration Bureau, review and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the operation of the Immigration Bureau, collect and analyze data to find out the reasons for inefficiency and other shortcomings, make suggestions on the formulation of internal discipline and procedures of the Immigration Bureau, supervise the internal system of the Immigration Bureau to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse of power, and keep in touch with external audit and investigation institutions, so as to finally achieve the goal of improving the internal economic efficiency, work efficiency and law enforcement effectiveness of the Immigration Bureau. In performing these duties, the Office will cooperate with the Immigration Bureau and other departments of the Ministry of Justice. Determine who can enjoy the benefits of immigration law;

Determine who is not entitled to the benefits of immigration laws;

Control the border to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the United States;

Investigation, arrest, detention and expulsion of illegal foreigners;

Implement employer punishment regulations and other immigration-related regulations.

In addition to supervising law enforcement and reviewing policy matters, the office is also responsible for immigration records, revising policies, and leading and guiding the work of the two law enforcement and inspection offices.

(2) Law enforcement office

Under the leadership of the law enforcement assistant, the office is responsible for formulating, supervising and forecasting law enforcement plans, and formulating internal policies of the Immigration Bureau to assist law enforcement actions. The Office also reports directly to:

Border patrol service;

Investigation department;

Division of Detention and Expulsion;

Intelligence division;

Asset forfeiture office.

(3) Review Office

Under the leadership of the review assistant, the office is responsible for the formulation, supervision and forecast of the review plan, and formulating the internal policies of the immigration bureau to assist the review action. The office is also responsible for all archives of all immigration branches and service centers, and all archives affairs except archives policy. In addition, the Office reports directly to the following departments:

Division of adjudication and nationality;

Inspection department;

Service Center Operation Department;

Records department;

Office of administrative appeal. (1) General responsibilities

Under the leadership of the chief administrative assistant, the office is responsible for implementing policies. Its basic duty is to supervise and coordinate all practical law enforcement actions related to the implementation of the immigration law, including refugee application procedures, adjudication of relatives' immigration applications filed by citizens and legal permanent residents, etc.

In addition, the office also leads the work of the directors of three branches (East, Central and West) and the director of the International Affairs Office.

(2) Office of the Branch Director

The responsibilities of the Director's Office are as follows:

General responsibilities: Under the leadership of the Deputy Director, these offices are responsible for leading all immigration law enforcement work within their jurisdiction. The director of the sub-bureau shall lead and guide the sub-bureau of immigration and the border patrol within his jurisdiction.

Service area: under the leadership of the regional director, the branches of the Immigration Bureau are responsible for implementing the Immigration Law and all other laws related to the naturalization of immigrants within their jurisdiction, except for the duties required by law to be performed by higher authorities or other types of immigration officials. The director of the branch accepts the leadership and guidance of the director of the branch, but the director of the branch outside the United States accepts the leadership and guidance of the director of international affairs.

Border patrol: Under the leadership of Sergeant Patorl Agen t, the border patrol is responsible for enforcing the immigration law and all other laws related to immigration and naturalization within its jurisdiction, except those duties required by law to be performed by higher authorities or other immigration officials. The captain of the border patrol accepts the leadership and guidance of the captain.

(3) Office of International Affairs

Under the leadership of the director of the office, the office is responsible for ensuring that the overseas work of the Immigration Bureau should maintain effective contact with other federal administrative agencies and Congress, so as to ensure that the implementation of the US immigration law abroad should be fully coordinated with the domestic policy asylum plan. The Office also provides leadership and guidance to:

Foreign regions;

Asylum department;

Refugee and Parole Office. Under the leadership of the Assistant Administrative Director, this office is responsible for the planning, formulation, guidance, coordination and reporting of the management plans and work of the Immigration Bureau, and for revising the overall administrative regulations and coordinating all accounting, personnel, administration and information management functions. In addition, the office also leads and guides the following departments:

(1) security office;

(2) Office of Equal Employment Opportunities;

(3) Office of Human Resources and Administration;

(4) financial office;

(5) Information Resources Management Office;

[6] Office of Documents and Forms Management;

(7) administrative center. (1) Sub-bureau (regional office) Immigration Bureau has three sub-bureaus:

Eastern Branch: it has jurisdiction over 14 Branch and 7 border patrol units;

Central sub-bureau: it has jurisdiction over 1 1 sub-bureau and 7 border patrol units;

West Branch: There are eight branches and seven border patrols.

(2) District Office * * * There are 36 branches, of which 3 are overseas branches.

(3) There are several branches.

(4) Border patrol area * * * has 2 1 unit.

5] Service Center) * * * There are four immigration service centers in East District, North District, South District and West District, which are responsible for handling most applications.

(6) Asylum offices * * * There are eight political asylum offices.