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NAME:
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Immigration and Naturalization Service - US Dept. of
Justice
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ALT NAMES:
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INS - US Immigration and Naturalization Service
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DESCRIPT:
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Enforce US immigration laws.
The INS is divided into four major areas of responsibility: Facilitating the
entry of persons legally admissible as visitors or as immigrants to the United
States; granting benefits under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, as
amended, including providing assistance to those seeking permanent resident
status or naturalization; preventing unlawful entry, employment or receipt of
benefits by those who are not entitled to them, and; apprehending or removing
those aliens who enter or remain illegally in the United States and/or whose
stay is not in the public interest. The Immigration and Naturalization
Service also has a firm commitment to strengthen criminal investigations and
seek the most effective deterrents to illegal immigration.
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PHONE:
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(856) 424-7712 -- Cherry Hill, NJ, branch office
(201) 645-4400 -- District office, Newark.
(800) 375-5283 -- District office in Newark, NJ
(201) 645-4400 -- Recorded information
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ADDRESS:
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Regional office for southern NJ:
1886 Green Tree Rd.
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CITY:
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Cherry Hill, NJ
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ZIP CODE:
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08003
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HOURS:
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8:00 - 3:30 M-F, W is scheduled appts.
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LINKS:
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U.S. Immigration Information Center
http://www.usdoj.gov/immigrationinfo.htm
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LANGUAGES:
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English
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BRANCHES:
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Newark District Office
970 Broad St.
Newark, NJ 07102
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TRANS:
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New Jersey transit buses stops at the Newark office, and
the Camden office
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APPLICATION:
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INFORMATION ATLANTIC 1999
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MAIL ADDRESS:
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Regional office for southern NJ:
1886 Green Tree Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ
08003
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DIRECTORS:
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Andrea Quarantillo, District Director
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