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Minnesota Family Investment Program Minnesota House Research Department Page 11 Category of Noncitizen Eligible for federally funded food portion? Eligible for state-funded food portion? American Indians born in Canada who have at least 50% Indian blood and other noncitizen American Indian applicants who are members of a Tribe that is eligible for U.S. programs Yes, only after residing in the U.S. for five years from the date they became lawful permanent residents Yes, if federal funds can’t be used Persons lawfully residing in U.S. who were members of a Hmong or highland Laotian Tribe who assisted U.S. armed forces during the Vietnam era and their spouses, dependent children, and unremarried widows/widowers Yes No Lawful permanent residents, regardless of date admitted, who don’t meet one of above qualifications Only if lawfully residing in the U.S. for at least five years, had a prior eligible status, or have 40+ quarters of work history in U.S. Yes, if federal funds can’t be used and certain other criteria are met Battered noncitizen who is the spouse or child of a citizen or lawful permanent resident, and who doesn’t meet one of the above qualifications, regardless of date admitted No Yes Noncitizens paroled into U.S. for at least one year, who don’t meet one of the above qualifications, regardless of date admitted No Yes Noncitizens paroled into U.S. for less than one year; persons granted temporary permission to remain in U.S. (e.g., temporary protected status, special immigrant juvenile status, lawful temporary residents); noncitizens applying for asylum; applicants for lawful permanent resident status; DACA recipients; American Indians born in Canada; people with deferred action; people with deferred enforced departure; and those under an order of supervision or stay of deportation who have work authorization No Yes The state MFIP law has two other requirements that affect a lawfully present noncitizen’s eligibility for MFIP. First, if the noncitizen has a sponsor who executed an affidavit of support, the county must deem, or count as if it were the noncitizen’s, the income and assets of the