8 U.S.C. § 1159 — Adjustment of status of refugees
submitted 74 years ago by Pub. L. 96-212 to r/title-8-ALIENS-AND-NATIONALITY · 485 words · no verdicts yet
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Any alien* who has been admitted* to the United States under section 1157 of this title—
whose admission* has not been terminated by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General* pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General may prescribe,
who has been physically present in the United States for at least one year, and
who has not acquired permanent* resident status,
shall, at the end of such year period, return or be returned to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for inspection and examination for admission to the United States as an immigrant* in accordance with the provisions of sections 1225, 1229a, and 1231 of this title.
Any alien who is found upon inspection and examination by an immigration officer pursuant to paragraph (1) or after a hearing before an immigration judge to be admissible (except as otherwise provided under subsection (c)) as an immigrant under this chapter at the time of the alien’s inspection and examination shall, notwithstanding any numerical limitation specified in this chapter, be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence* as of the date of such alien’s arrival into the United States.
The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, in the Secretary’s or the Attorney General’s discretion and under such regulations as the Secretary or the Attorney General may prescribe, may adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence the status of any alien granted asylum who—
applies for such adjustment,
has been physically present in the United States for at least one year after being granted asylum,
continues to be a refugee* within the meaning of section 1101(a)(42)(A) of this title or a spouse or child of such a refugee,
is not firmly resettled in any foreign country, and
is admissible (except as otherwise provided under subsection (c)) as an immigrant under this chapter at the time of examination for adjustment of such alien.
Upon approval of an application under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General shall establish a record of the alien’s admission for lawful permanent residence as of the date one year before the date of the approval of the application.
The provisions of paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of section 1182(a) of this title shall not be applicable to any alien seeking adjustment of status under this section, and the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General may waive any other provision of such section (other than paragraph (2)(C) or subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (E) of paragraph (3)) with respect to such an alien for humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is otherwise in the public interest.
Source credit: (June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 1, § 209, as added Pub. L. 96–212, title II, § 201(b), Mar. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 105; amended Pub. L. 101–649, title I, § 104(a)(1), title VI, § 603(a)(4), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4985, 5082; Pub. L. 102–232, title III, § 307(l)(1), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1756; Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title III, §§ 308(g)(3)(A), (4)(A), 371(b)(2), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–622, 3009–645; Pub. L. 109–13, div. B, title I, § 101(g)(1), May 11, 2005, 119 Stat. 305.)
- 1952Enacted · Pub. L. 96-212 · 94 Stat. 105
- 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-649 · 104 Stat. 4985, 5082
- 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-232 · 105 Stat. 1756
- 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-208 · 110 Stat. 3009
- 2005Amended · Pub. L. 109-13 · 119 Stat. 305
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 96-212 on 1952-06-27.
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