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The Immigration Act of 1891 established an Office of the Superintendent of Immigration within the Treasury Department. [6] This office was responsible for admitting, rejecting, and processing all immigrants seeking admission to the United States and for implementing national immigration policy.
Caleb Vitello is an American government official who has served as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since January 20, 2025. He previously served as the assistant director for the Office of Firearms and Tactical Programs of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. [1]
The office of superintendent of immigration in the Department of the Treasury was also created with the 1891 enactment, and this responsibility later passed to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). [5] During the Red Scare in 1919, a number of persons were deported under suspicion of illegal activity.
The outgoing administration intends to launch an ICE Portal app starting in early December in New York City that will allow migrants to bypass in-person check-ins to their local ICE office.
Hundreds of U.S.-bound migrants waited in long lines outside an immigration office in southern Mexico on Monday, hoping to secure safe passage north and enter the U.S. legally before Trump returns ...
Hundreds of migrants waited in long lines outside an immigration office in southern Mexico on Monday, hoping to secure safe passage north and enter the U.S. legally before President-elect Donald ...
Jennifer B. Higgins is an American government official serving as the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) since January 20, 2025 and its deputy director since 2022. She was previously the acting chief of staff to the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security from 2021 to 2022.
The Board of Immigration Appeals traces its origins to the Immigration Act of 1891, which was the first comprehensive federal law that governed the immigration system.The Act established an Office of Immigration within the Department of the Treasury, which would be supervised by a Superintendent of Immigration and responsible for handling immigration functions.