Definition
Programs that assist in filing applications for aliens from countries named in specific pieces of legislation who want to petition for suspension of deportation, withholding of removal, adjustment to lawful permanent residence status or other forms of immigration relief. Included are the Nicaraguan Adjustment/Central American Relief Act (NACARA) which provides relief for certain aliens from Nicaragua, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union; the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA) which allows qualified Haitians to adjust their status to lawful permanent residence; the Amerasian Act which provides for the immigration of certain Amerasian children from Cambodia, Korea, Laos, Thailand or Vietnam; the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1996 which provides for the immigration of Cuban nationals or citizens; and the Syrian Adjustment Act which allows a prescribed number of Syrian nationals who were previously granted asylum to obtain permanent residency.
URL Name
FT-3600-6500-210
Third Level Code
FT-3600
Taxonomy Code
FT-3600.6500-210
Parent Code
FT-3600.6500
Family Code
F
Second Level Code
FT
Fifth Level Code
FT-3600-6500-210
Fourth Level Code
FT-3600-6500
Use References
Amerasian Act Immigration Relief, Cuban Adjustment Act Immigration Relief, HRIFA Relief, Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act Relief, NCARA Relief, Nicaraguan Adjustment/Central American Relief Act Relief, Syrian Adjustment Act Relief
Publication Status
Draft