Pub.L. 89-732

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Pub.L. 89-732 is the 1966 U.S. federal law commonly known as the Cuban Adjustment Act, which provided a special pathway to permanent residency for Cuban nationals who had been admitted or paroled into the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
immigration law
administeredBy Immigration and Naturalization Service (historically) NERFINISHED
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (as successor agency) NERFINISHED
United States Department of Justice (historically) NERFINISHED
appliesTo Cuban citizens
Cuban nationals NERFINISHED
children of eligible Cuban nationals
spouses of eligible Cuban nationals
appliesToEntryStatus admitted aliens
paroled aliens
authorizes Attorney General to adjust status of eligible Cuban nationals NERFINISHED
benefitType adjustment of status
lawful permanent residence
codifiedIn 8 U.S.C. § 1255
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateSigned 1966-11-02
effectiveDate 1966-11-02
enactedBy 89th United States Congress NERFINISHED
excludes Cuban nationals who are excludable or deportable on certain grounds
governmentBranch legislative branch of the United States
hasCommonName Cuban Adjustment Act NERFINISHED
hasShortTitle Cuban Adjustment Act NERFINISHED
historicalContext Cold War NERFINISHED
post-Cuban Revolution migration
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legalEffect authorizes adjustment of status for certain Cuban nationals
provides special pathway to lawful permanent resident status
notableFor creating a unique adjustment-of-status mechanism for Cubans
policyGoal facilitate resettlement of Cubans in the United States
provide humanitarian relief to Cuban refugees
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 89-732 NERFINISHED
regionOfImpact United States NERFINISHED
relatedTo Immigration and Nationality Act NERFINISHED
United States–Cuba relations NERFINISHED
requires admissibility to the United States for permanent residence
admission or parole into the United States
eligibility for immigrant visa
physical presence in the United States for at least one year
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
signingPresident Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED
statutesAtLargeCitation 80 Stat. 1161
subjectMatter Cuban nationals
immigration
refugees
targetPopulation Cuban nationals fleeing Cuba
typeOfRelief discretionary adjustment of status

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Cuban Adjustment Act publicLawNumber Pub.L. 89-732