1. an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States; [syn: Immigration and Naturalization Service, INS]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
INS
n 1: an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws
and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons
to the United States [syn: Immigration and Naturalization
Service, INS]