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4. An individual who otherwise qualifies as a national of the United States under § 308 of the INA, 8 U.S.C. § 1408.

e. A “qualified immigrant” is:

1. A non-citizen granted Permanent Resident Alien Status under the INA;

2. A non-citizen granted asylum under § 208 of the INA;

3. A refugee admitted to the United States under § 207 of the INA;

4. A non-citizen paroled into the United States under § 212(d)(5) of the INA for a period of at least one year;

5. An immigrant whose deportation has been withheld under:

i. Section 243(h) of the INA, as in effect prior to April 1, 1997; or

ii. Section 241(b)(3) of the INA, as amended by § 305(a) of division C of Public Law 104-208;

6. An immigrant granted conditional entry under § 203(a)(7) of the INA, as in effect prior to April 1, 1980;

7. A Cuban or Haitian entrant, as defined in § 501(e)(2) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980;

8. A non-citizen who (or whose child or parent) has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the United States and otherwise satisfies the requirements of 8 U.S.C. § 1641(c);

9. A victim of a severe form of human trafficking who has been certified or received an eligibility letter by the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement;

10. An Amerasian immigrant admitted to the United States under § 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988, as amended; or

11. Any other non-citizen whom Congress permits to receive temporary assistance for needy families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.

f. Except as provided in subsection (g), qualified immigrants are not eligible for Reach Up benefits for five years from the date they entered the United States or the date they became a qualified immigrant if they were not qualified immigrants upon entrance.

g. The following qualified immigrants do not have to wait five years before they may be eligible for Reach Up benefits:

1. A refugee admitted to the United States under § 207 of the INA;

2. A non-citizen granted asylum under § 208 of the INA;