# United States Citizenship and Immigration Services **Entity class:** United States federal agency **Aliases:** USCIS **Parent:** Department of Homeland Security **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)** administers immigration and naturalization benefits. Its records and encounters can intersect with DHS identity systems under applicable authorities. ## Relationships - **part of:** [[wiki/United States Department of Homeland Security|DHS]]. - **data environment:** [[wiki/Enforcement Integrated Database|EID]] in the historical ICEPIC dossier. - **distinct from:** [[wiki/United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement|ICE]] and [[wiki/United States Customs and Border Protection|CBP]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [USCIS — About Us](https://www.uscis.gov/about-us) - [[research/Immigration and Customs Enforcement Pattern Analysis and Information Collection (ICEPIC)|ICEPIC research dossier]]