The interior enforcement strategy is a five-year, phased approach that sets the course for the future of the organization. Investigations is the interior enforcement arm of the INS charged with investigating violations of the criminal and administrative provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act and other related provisions of the United States Code. The staff of special agents, immigration agents and support personnel perform their duties at INS district offices and their respective sub-offices, in task force offices, and at domestic and foreign duty posts. Detention and Deportation is charged with the supervision, detention and removal of aliens in the United States unlawfully or found to be deportable or inadmissible. These activities pertain to enforcing the departure of these individuals when available relief has been exhausted.
Intelligence is a vital component of the overall strategic focus.
Intelligence integrates, coordinates and focuses INS program activities to achieve their goals and objectives. Intelligence promotes program efficiencies by sharing information across program and geographical boundaries. By integrating these components and pursuing a cooperative effort with other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, the INS strategic interior enforcement focus will deter illegal migration, prevent immigration-related crimes, and remove individuals, especially criminals, who are unlawfully in the United States thus preserving the integrity of the legal immigration system.