English noun: Immigration and Naturalization Service | |||
1. | Immigration and Naturalization Service (group) an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States | ||
Synonyms | INS | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office | ||
Part holonym | United States Border Patrol, US Border Patrol | ||
Part meronym | Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security | ||