DHS is comprised of three main organisations responsible for immigration policies, procedures, implementation and enforcement of U. S. laws, and more. These DHS organisations include United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Together they provide the basic governmental framework for regulating the flow of visitors, workers and immigrants to the U. S. USCIS is responsible for the approval of all immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions, the authorization of permission to work in the U. S. , the issuance of extensions of stay, change or adjustment of an applicant's status while the applicant is in the U. S. , and more. CBP is responsible for admission of all travellers seeking entry into the U. S. , and determining the length of authorised stay, if the traveller is admitted. Once in the U. S. the traveller falls under the jurisdiction of DHS. Visit the DHS website for more information.