(1) You may be
eligible for refugee cash assistance (RCA) if you can provide documentation
issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), that you are:
(a) Admitted as a refugee under section 207
of the Immigration and Nationalities Act (INA);
(b) Paroled into the U.S. as a refugee or
asylee under section 212 (d)(5) of the INA;
(c) Granted conditional entry under section
203 (a)(7) of the INA;
(d) Granted
asylum under section 208 of the INA;
(e) Admitted as an Amerasian Immigrant from
Vietnam through the orderly departure program, under section 584 of the Foreign
Operations Appropriations Act, incorporated in the FY88 Continuing Resolution
P.L.
100-212;
(f) A Cuban-Haitian entrant who was admitted
as a public interest parolee under section 212 (d)(5) of the INA;
(g) Certified as a victim of human
trafficking by the federal office of refugee resettlement (ORR);
(h) An eligible family member of a victim of
human trafficking certified by ORR who has a T-2, T-3, T-4, or T-5
Visa;
(i) Afghan nationals paroled
into the U.S. between July 31, 2021, and September 30, 2022; or
(i) an individual who was paroled into the
U.S. after September 30, 2022, and is the spouse or child of an Afghan national
as defined in subsection (i) of this section;
(ii) an individual who is the parent or legal
guardian of an individual defined in subsection (i) of this section who is
determined to be an unaccompanied child;
(j) Admitted as Special Immigrant from Iraq
or Afghanistan under section 101 (a)(27) of the INA, or special immigrant
conditional permanent resident, or paroled under section 602(B)(1) AAPA/Sec
1059(a) NDAA 2006;
(k) Individuals
from Ukraine admitted as humanitarian parolees between February 24, 2022, and
September 30, 2023, and whose parole has not been terminated by the Secretary
of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), who:
(i) are citizens or nationals of
Ukraine;
(ii) are non-Ukrainian
individuals, who were habitually residing in Ukraine, and have documentation
confirming last habitual residence in Ukraine;
(iii) are individuals who were first granted
humanitarian parole, and then obtained temporary protected status (TPS). They
are eligible for refugee cash assistance until the end of their parole term due
to underlying receipt of humanitarian parole;
(iv) are children or spouses of someone
paroled into the U.S. under subsection (k) of this section and who are paroled
into the U.S. after September 30, 2023; or
(v) is the parent, legal guardian, or primary
caregiver of an individual described in subsection (k) of this section who is
determined to be an unaccompanied child.