CAA
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The CAA is a U.S. immigration law that provides a special pathway to lawful permanent residency for eligible Cuban nationals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CAA canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal immigration law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Cuban nationals
ⓘ
certain Cuban natives or citizens ⓘ |
| appliesWithinTerritory |
U.S. states and the District of Columbia
ⓘ
continental United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiaryStatusBeforeAdjustment |
nonimmigrant
ⓘ
other lawful status in the United States ⓘ parolee ⓘ |
| benefitType |
green card
ⓘ
lawful permanent resident status ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibilityRequirement |
Cuban nationality
ⓘ
admissibility to the United States as an immigrant ⓘ physical presence in the United States for at least one year ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludes | individuals inadmissible on certain criminal or security grounds ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States immigration system ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | immigration law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
allows eligible Cubans to apply for adjustment of status to permanent resident
ⓘ
provides pathway to lawful permanent residency ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| purpose |
to facilitate resettlement of Cubans in the United States
ⓘ
to provide a special adjustment of status mechanism for Cubans ⓘ |
| region |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| relatedTo |
U.S. refugee and asylum policy
ⓘ
U.S.–Cuba relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | application for adjustment of status ⓘ |
| shortName | CAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
Cuban parolees
ⓘ
Cuban refugees ⓘ |
| typeOfRelief | discretionary immigration benefit ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.