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Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)

Description

INS slashes through Oval Office shadows with razor-sharp intel: Khaled Madani clings to U.S. soil on an expired visa, his Bethesda duplex blueprints—raided amid FBI fury—blueprinting jihadist strikes on National Archives and Supreme Court. This federal immigration vise grips foreign shadows in terror's grip, feeding Bartlet's unyielding portico stand against bunker exile, arming defiance with visa lapses that bind elusive threats to legal nooses amid Leo's evacuation pleas and Fitzwallace's grounded jets.

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

3 events
S3E19 · The Black Vera Wang
Bartlet Defies Bunker Evacuation Amid Escalating Terror Intel

Flags Madani's expired visa persistence, enabling FBI raid nexus and binding terror shadow to immigration enforcement in Oval intel chain.

Active Representation

Through visa status reporting

Power Dynamics

Augments investigative leverage on foreigners

Institutional Impact

Tightens borders amid terror probes

Organizational Goals
Enforce visa compliance ID threats via residency flags
Influence Mechanisms
Status database alerts Coordination with FBI raids
S4E23 · Twenty-Five
Lockdown and the President's Fracture

The INS is cited as providing travel data (groups of Qumari nationals flying out today) that feeds the investigative timeline and suggests potential foreign links to the abduction.

Active Representation

Via data feeds and manifests provided to the Ops Center and FBI.

Power Dynamics

Information-provider role that influences investigative focus without operational command.

Institutional Impact

Connects domestic investigation to international movement patterns, potentially expanding the scope of the response.

Internal Dynamics

Rapid prioritization of manifest queries to meet operational deadlines.

Organizational Goals
Deliver accurate passenger movement data to trace suspect movements Support interagency investigative leads through travel records
Influence Mechanisms
Access to immigration and passenger manifest databases Analytical contribution to law enforcement timelines
S4E23 · Twenty-Five
Low‑Tech Abduction, High‑Level Uncertainty

The INS is cited as providing travel data (three groups of Qumari nationals flying back), feeding the analytic debate about possible foreign involvement and timelines.

Active Representation

Through the presentation of travel and passenger data into the Situation Room briefing.

Power Dynamics

Provides factual travel data that can be used to support competing narratives (attack vs. opportunistic kidnapping).

Institutional Impact

INS data can escalate suspicion of foreign involvement, pressuring political and military actors toward stronger responses.

Internal Dynamics

Requires rapid collation and vetting under political pressure; potential for misinterpretation absent context.

Organizational Goals
Deliver accurate passenger/immigration data to support the investigation Assist in identifying suspicious travel patterns that may relate to the incident
Influence Mechanisms
Access to passenger manifests and entry/exit records Data analysis and rapid information dissemination