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The BIA is the highest administrative body for interpreting and applying immigration laws, and has nationwide jurisdiction to hear appeals from Immigration judges and the Department of Homeland Security.

Department of Justice Executive Office of Immigration Review's website includes a list of the immigratin courts in 25 states. The lists include the court addresses, immigration judges and local procedures.

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) was created on January 9, 1983, through an internal Department of Justice (DOJ) reorganization which combined the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA or Board) with the Immigration Judge function previously performed by the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) (now part of the Department of Homeland Security). Besides establishing the EOIR as a separate agency within DOJ, this reorganization made the Immigration Courts independent of INS, the agency charged with enforcement of Federal immigration laws.

Responsible for protecting national borders in order to prevent terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the country, while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel. The publications section includes their annual Performance and Accountability Report with program overviews and budget details.

Formerly known as the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), ICE is the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security. It is responsible for identifying and shutting down vulnerabilities in the Nation's border and for economic, transportation, and infrastructure security. The section on international students provides detailed statistics for students studying in the U.S. and other exchange visitors by state, name of institution, country of origin, and academic discipline. Public information includes fact sheets, speeches, and information on "topics of interest" such as child exploitation, cyber crimes, gangs, human trafficking, immigration enforcement, and much more.

USCIS is a federal agency focusing on recent immigrants becoming permanent residents and the formal naturalization process.

The Homeland Security web site includes information on citizenship and immigration, protection of U.S. borders, travel procedures, and security response.