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A parent or specified relative who fails to report within 10 days, the departure from the home of a child is individually ineligible, and the benefit group may be subject to the payment sanctions set forth in Section 8. 9.4 GENERAL RECIPIENT REQUIREMENTS Enumeration: Individuals must report a social security number (SSN) within 60 days of approval for the cash assistance program. Citizenship/Non-Citizen Status: To be included in the NMW benefit group, the benefit group member must have a status to make them eligible for the NMW benefit. US Citizens: Individuals born in the United States or born to at least one U.S. parent are eligible on the basis of citizenship. Non-citizen nationals: Individuals born in an outlying possession of the U.S. (American Samoa of Swain’s Island) on or after the date of the U.S. acquired the possession or a person whose parents are non-citizens nationals (subject to certain residency requirements) are eligible to be included in the benefit group.

Non-Citizen: Individuals who are not citizens of the United States are eligible for inclusion in the NMW benefit group, with respect to qualified immigrants’ status, in accordance with the provisions of Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. A qualified non-citizen means a person: • Who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). • Who is granted asylum under section 208 of the INA. • Who is admitted to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the INA. • Who is paroled into the United States under section 212 (d)(5) of the INA for a period of at least a year. • Whose deportation is withheld under section 241 (b)(3) of 243 (h) of the INA. • Who is granted conditional entry into the United States pursuant to section 203 (a)(7) of the INA as in effect prior to April 1, 1980. • Is a Cuban or Haitian entrant as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980.

Battered or subjected to Extreme Cruelty

A qualified non-citizen also includes a non-citizen who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by a spouse or parent, a non-citizen who is a parent of a battered child or a non-citizen who is the child of a battered parent. The requisite abuse can also be caused by a member of the family residing in the household if the spouse or parent consented or acquiesced to the battery or cruelty. Such individuals must meet all conditions for treatment of non-citizen who have been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty as qualified non-citizen set for at Title 8 U.S.C. 1641(c). Victims of Trafficking A victim of a severe form of trafficking shall be eligible for NMW cash assistance, without regard to the