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1460.0110 Cuban/ Haitian Parolees (RAP) Nationals of Cuba or Haiti paroled under Section 212(d)(5); Nationals of Cuba or Haiti granted parole status by the Attorney General under Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act are eligible for refugee assistance on the factor of noncitizen status if they are within four months of attaining their Cuban or Haitian Entrant status, and have been determined ineligible for Temporary Cash Assistance. Cuban/Haitian parolees are also defined as Cuban/Haitian Entrants.

Note: Only parolees from Cuba or Haiti are eligible for refugee assistance benefits based on their noncitizen status. 1460.0111 Cuban/ Haitian Deportation Withheld (RAP) Nationals of Cuba or Haiti, within four months of their date of entry, whose deportation is being withheld or granted indefinite stay of deportation pursuant to Section 243(h) or 241(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act are eligible Refugee Assistance Program (RAP) services as Cuban/Haitian Entrants. If they are ineligible for Temporary Cash Assistance, they can be eligible to receive benefits from RAP on the factor of noncitizen status.

Proof of this status includes:

1. an order from an immigration judge showing deportation has been withheld pursuant to Section 243(h) or 241 of the INA, or other USCIS documentation. 2. USCIS Form I-766 (Employment Authorization Card) annotated A-10. or 3. USCIS Form I-688B (Employment Authorization Card) annotated (a)(10).

The court will include the date deportation was withheld. If the applicant does not present a court order, do secondary verification.

These individuals are not subject to the five-year ban and may be eligible for RAP for four months from the date Cuban/ Haitian Status obtained.

Cubans and Haitians whose deportation is withheld or granted an indefinite stay of deportation are also defined as Cuban/Haitian Entrants.

Note: Only nationals from Cuba or Haiti whose deportation is withheld or who are granted an indefinite stay of deportation are eligible for RAP benefits based on their noncitizen status. 1460.0112 Cuban/Haitian Entrants (RAP) Cuban/Haitian Entrants under Section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 are defined as any national of Cuba or Haiti who:

1. was granted parole status as a Cuban/Haitian Entrant (status pending) or granted any other special status subsequently established under the immigration laws for nationals of Cuba or Haiti, regardless of the status of the individual at the time assistance or services are provided; or

2. any other national of Cuba or Haiti who: