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USCIS Mission

USCIS Mission. USCIS Director Leon Rodriguez. Secure America’s promise as a nation of immigrants provide accurate, useful information to customers grant immigration benefits promote an awareness of citizenship ensure the integrity of our immigration system. USCIS Overview.

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USCIS Mission

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  1. USCIS Mission USCIS Director Leon Rodriguez Secure America’s promise as a nation of immigrants provide accurate, useful information to customers grant immigration benefits promote an awareness of citizenship ensure the integrity of our immigration system

  2. USCIS Overview USCIS has 84 field offices in the United States. We administer the Immigration and Nationality Act within the United States. USCIS employees have no arrest authority. We are the only customer service agency within DHS.

  3. Provide Information to Customers USCIS sees 9,500 customers to answer questions, provide forms & resolve problems USCIS’ toll-free call center takes 44,000 calls www.uscis.gov receives 250,000 “hits”

  4. Grant Immigration Benefits USCIS conducts interviews for green cards, citizenship, and other immigration benefits USCIS welcomes 3,200 new citizens and 2,400 new permanent residents Five Service Centers decide cases where a face-to-face interview is not required

  5. USCIS produces educational materials and hosts hundreds of outreach events each year to help immigrants assimilate and prepare for U.S. citizenship Promote Awareness of Citizenship Quick Civics Lessons Civics Flash Cards

  6. Ensure Integrity of Immigration System USCIS conducts 148,000 national security background checks 129 Application Support Centers perform 15,000 fingerprint checks

  7. USCIS Website www.uscis.gov

  8. Citizenship Resource Center www.uscis.gov/citizenship www.uscis.gov/citizenship

  9. Citizenship Resource Center www.uscis.gov/citizenship

  10. Citizenship Resource Center www.uscis.gov/citizenship

  11. Citizenship Resource Center www.uscis.gov/citizenship

  12. Citizenship Resource Center www.uscis.gov/citizenship

  13. Citizenship Resource Center www.uscis.gov/citizenship

  14. Citizenship Resource Center www.uscis.gov/citizenship

  15. Citizenship Resource Center www.uscis.gov/citizenship

  16. Citizenship Resource Center www.uscis.gov/citizenship

  17. Citizenship Corners Hyde Park Branch Library, Los Angeles Mid-Valley Regional Library, Los Angeles

  18. Citizenship on the Web

  19. Naturalization Ceremonies Seattle Public Library Library of Congress Multnomah County Library Bothell Public Library

  20. Multilingual Resources www.uscis.gov/es www.uscis.gov/multilingual

  21. Avoid Scams Resource Center www.uscis.gov/avoidscams

  22. History and Genealogy www.uscis.gov/historyandgenealogy

  23. National and Local Outreach www.uscis.gov/outreach

  24. Office of Immigration Statistics www.dhs.gov/immigrationstatistics

  25. What we can offer you… Tailored immigration training for librarians Materials to support a “Citizenship Corner” in your library Joint public events at local libraries Dissemination of public education materials

  26. Contacts Locate your local community relations officer at: http://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/organizations/libraries Christine.A.Pool@uscis.dhs.gov Public.Engagement@uscis.dhs.gov Office.of.Citizenship@uscis.dhs.gov

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