Coruscant Ministry of Ingress / Legends The Coruscant Ministry of Ingress ( CMoI ) , or simply Ministry of Ingress , was an immigration enforcement service operating on the planet Coruscant . It was responsible for monitoring immigration and emigration on Coruscant as well as protecting the capital planet from terrorists entering as refugees . During the reign of the Galactic Republic , the CMoI answered to the Office of the Supreme Chancellor . At the time of the Clone Wars between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , the CMoI , under its First Minister , Tannon Praji , came under public criticism for preventing immigration of refugees and deporting several species . During the Republic ' s successor government , the Galactic Empire , the CMoI was controlled by Coruscant ' s military police , the Coruscant Guard , becoming little more than the Guard ' s puppet . After the capture of Coruscant by the New Republic government , the CMoI was dissolved . Overview . The Ministry of Ingress served as the immigration enforcement service of the planet Coruscant . It was led by a First Minister , who directed the operations of the CMoI and was supported by its deputy , the Second Minister . Both positions were political appointments that could be installed or dismissed by the head of the government . The CMoI was composed of bureaucrats who ensured the continuation of the ministry ' s daily services , and customs officials who enforced the CMoI policies and regulations . Branch offices were located throughout Coruscant ' s Galactic City , including the Financial District . History . During the Galactic Republic , the CMoI functioned as a ministry under the control of the Office of the Supreme Chancellor . At the time of the Separatist Crisis , in the waning years of the Republic , Zelebitha Effhod served as First Minister of the CMoI . After the election of Senator Palpatine as the Republic ' s Supreme Chancellor , he appointed Tannon Praji , a member of the old Coruscanti Praji family , to become the CMoI ' s Second Minister under Effhod . With the Separatist Crisis intensifying , the CMoI faced a daunting task , as billions of refugees attempted to gain entry at Coruscant ' s various spaceports . New policies on required documents for entry were issued , mandating that newcomers have a Core Worlds Visa , a Perlemian Standard Passport , proof of planetary citizenship , and that incoming vessels have valid Coruscant identi - tags as well as a Bureau of Ships and Services Core Worlds operating license . However , the new restrictions only served to increase the clogged entry lines , and security at the spaceports became perilously dangerous . Though Effhod stood indecisive in the face of the problems , Praji was able to convince her to take action . Coruscant ' s borders were closed indefinitely to newcomers . Meanwhile , those immigrants who were able to get through the long and arduous entry process often fell to exploitation as menial servants or worse . For its actions , CMoI received criticism from various factions including free traders , independent operators , Galaxy Tours Vice President Bronwynn Koft , and Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan . In 22 BBY , the Separatist Crisis exploded at the First Battle of Geonosis into the Clone Wars between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems . On the eve of the battle , Effhod died due to Quannot ' s Syndrome , leaving Praji to take the post of First Minister of the CMoI . The war brought increased challenges for the immigration ministry . Customs agents were charged with observing immigrants for potential terrorists and Separatist spies . Facing intense pressure from the Commission for the Protection of the Republic , Praji ordered the deportation of all members of several whole species whose homeworlds had gone over to the Separatists , including Gossams and Aqualish . While the deportation of billions was a goal never fully realized , Praji became the target of several assassination and kidnapping attempts . With the subsequent formation of the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY , the CMoI came under the control of Coruscant ' s military police , the Coruscant Guard , and became little more than the Guard ' s puppet . After the capture of Coruscant by the New Republic government in 7 ABY , the CMoI was dissolved . Behind the scenes . The Coruscant Ministry of Ingress first appeared in a section of " HoloNet News Vol . 531 51 " , which was released on April 11 , 2002 . The CMoI received an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , published on December 9 , 2008 . Later , the CMoI appeared in a short story by Nathan O ' Keefe called " Tinker , Tailor , Soldier , Praji " , which was published online through in 2009 . The short story provided more information on the CMoI through the backstory it detailed about Tannon Praji .