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TANF POLICY MANUAL
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D. Ameriasian is a non-citizen who was born in Vietnam after January 1962 and before January 1, 1976 and who was fathered by a citizen of the U.S. Other individuals who will be granted Amerasian classification by USCIS include mothers of Amerasian children and other close family members.
E. Victim of a Severe Form of Trafficking Adult victim is an individual 18 years of age or older who has been subjected to a severe form of trafficking and has been certified by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). To receive a certification, an adult must be willing to assist with a trafficking case AND must have made a bona fide application for a T visa or be an individual who has received Continued Presence (CP) from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in order to contribute to the prosecution of traffickers in persons. Continued Presence (CP) is a type of immigration status available to a non US citizen enabling the person to temporarily remain in the United States and not be subject to removal. CP is currently granted to non-citizens who are the victims of human trafficking.
Severe forms of trafficking:
(a) Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age; or
(b) The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.
Child victims of severe forms of trafficking who are under 18 years of age are also eligible for benefits to the same extent as refugees, but do not need to be certified.
F. Iraqis and Afghans with Special Immigrant Status: Iraqi and Afghan non-citizens granted special immigrant status under section 101(a) (27) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) are eligible for the same benefits available to refugees admitted under section 207 to the same extent, and for the same periods of time, as such refugees.
G. Afghan Humanitarian Parolee: Afghanistan citizen or national who assisted the U.S. government overseas, was relocated in the U.S. under emergency evacuation, was paroled into the U.S. under section 212(d)(5) of the INA (8 USC 1182(d)(5)) and is eligible to receive benefits available to refugees until March 31, 2023 or the term of parole (whichever is longer).
H. Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolee: Ukrainian citizen or national who has been paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of the INA (8 USC 1182(d)(5)) and is eligible to receive benefits available to refugees until September 30, 2023 or the term of parole (whichever is longer).