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Chapter: 1400 Technical Requirements Program: FS 8 Verification for this status includes:

1. USCIS Form I-94 indicating that the individual has been paroled under this section of the INA, or 2. USCIS Form I-688 with codes 274a.12(a)(4), 274a.12 (c)(11), or 3. USCIS Form I-766 with codes A4 or C11, or 4. other conclusive documentation of this status.

Note: If the USCIS document does not reflect at least a one-year period, the eligibility specialist must institute secondary verification. 1410.0111 Deportation Withheld (FS) A noncitizen whose deportation has been withheld pursuant to Section 243(h) or 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) may be eligible for food stamps on the factor of citizenship from the date deportation was withheld.

Verification of this status includes:

1. an order from an immigration judge showing that deportation has been withheld under Section 243(h) of the INA as in effect prior to April 1, 1977, or removal withheld under 241(b)(3). 2. USCIS Form I-766 (Employment Authorization Card) annotated A-10. 3. USCIS Form I-688B (Employment Authorization Card) annotated 274a.12.(a)(10).

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

Note: These individuals are not subject to the five-year ban. 1410.0112 Cuban/Haitian Entrants (FS) Cuban/Haitian Entrants is defined in Section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 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:

a. was paroled into the United States and has not acquired any other status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA); b. is the subject of exclusion or deportation proceedings under the INA; or c. has an application for asylum pending with the USCIS, and with respect to whom a final, non-appealable, and legally enforceable order of deportation or exclusion has not been entered.

Verification for this status includes:

1. USCIS Form I-94, stamped paroled as “Cuban/Haitian Entrant, Status Pending”, 2. USCIS Form I-55I with code CU6 or CH6, 3. unexpired temporary I-55I stamp in foreign passport, 4. USCIS Form I-94 with code CU6 or CH6.

Note: These individuals are not subject to the five-year ban.