India, Sept. 5 -- The US Citizenship and Immigration Services will expand its law enforcement authorities, allowing 'special agents' to investigate, arrest and present for prosecution any individual who violates American immigration laws.

In an official statement released by the USCIS, the Department of Homeland Security provided the agency authorities to make arrests, carry firearms, execute search and arrest warrants, and other powers standard for federal law enforcement.

The new rule will allow USCIS to implement DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's delegation of certain law enforcement authorities to the agency. It said that with this, the agency will be able to thoroughly fulfil its national security, fraud detection, and public safety miss...