Iowa Code Title VI. Human Services [Chs. 216-255A] § 239B.2B. Eligibility of noncitizens
Current as of January 01, 2020 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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A person who meets the conditions of eligibility under section 239B.2 and who meets either of the following requirements shall be eligible for participation in the family investment program:
1. The person is a conditional resident alien who was battered or subjected to extreme cruelty, or whose child was battered or subjected to extreme cruelty, perpetrated by the person's spouse who is a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident as described in 8 C.F.R. § 216.5(a)(3).
2. The person was battered or subjected to extreme cruelty, or the person's child was battered or subjected to extreme cruelty, perpetrated by the person's spouse who is a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident and the person's petition has been approved or a petition is pending that sets forth a prima facie case that the person has noncitizen status under any of the following categories:
a. Status as a spouse or child of a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, § 204(a)(1), as codified in 8 U.S.C. § 1154(a)(1)(A).
b. Status as a spouse or child who was battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident, under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, § 204(a)(iii), as codified in 8 U.S.C. § 1154(a)(1)(A)(iii).
c. Classification as a person lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act.
d. Suspension of deportation and adjustment of status under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, § 244(a), as in effect before the date of enactment of the federal Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
e. Cancellation of removal or adjustment of status under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, § 240A, as codified in 8 U.S.C. § 1229b.
f. Status as an asylee, if asylum is pending, under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, § 208, as codified in 8 U.S.C. § 1158.
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