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Head of INS Submits Resignation

Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Commissioner James Ziglar announced he would resign in August 2002.

Refugee Resettlement in Transition

Post-9/11 security cut U.S. refugee resettlement to fewer than 30,000 in 2002 against a 70,000 ceiling, spurring Europe to reconsider its own resettlement role.

German Immigration Law Clears Final Hurdle

Germany's first immigration law, signed June 2002, creates points-based and skills-based entry, restructures residency permits, and mandates integration courses.

Homeland Security Dept. Proposal Moves Forward

The U.S. House passed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) bill in July 2002 moving only the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) enforcement arm to the new agency; the Senate version would transfer the entire INS and elevate it to its own directorate.