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■ TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP ● Paroled as Refugees and Cuban/Haitian Entrants: Some persons who fear persecution are "paroled" into the U.S. as refugees when the number of refugees allowed to enter that year has been exceeded. Such parolees are given an I-94 with "paroled as a refugee", "207", “paroled as humanitarian”, or “212(d)(5)” stamped or written on it. In the past, the INS paroled in Cubans and Haitians under the designation "Cuban/Haitian entrant" or "Mariel Cuban." All nationals of Cuba and Haiti are eligible for refugee assistance as "Cuban/Haitian entrants" so long as they have been granted parole under 207 or 212(d)(5) with form I-94 and /or a Cuban or Haitian passport, applied for asylum (form 797C, case type I-589) or are in exclusion or deportation proceedings but have not received a final order of deportation. Cuban and Haitian national paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act since October 10, 1980 are considered paroled in a “special status” for Cuban and Haitian nationals unless the parole into the United Staes was (1) in the custody of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement of prosecutorial authority for purposes of criminal prosecution in the United States, or (2) solely to testify as a witness in proceedings before a judicial, administrative, or legislative body in the United States. 8 C.F.R. § 212.5(h). An applicant may be a “qualified alien” under PRWORA due to having an eligible immigration status such as Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) or being paroled into the U.S. for one year or more, but they may still be subject to a five-year bar for federal means-tested public benefits (specifically Medicaid, CHIP, TANF, SNAP and MAABD) from the date of the status adjustment. If an applicant is a CHE, they are considered a “qualified alien” and are exempt from the five-year bar requirement regardless of change in status. CITIZENSHIP Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 01 May 26 MTL 06/26 UNDOCUMENTED NON-CITIZEN REPORTING TO USCIS A-440