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(3) at the time of the parole and violation, was not lawfully admitted
for permanent residence or not admitted under an immigrant or non-
immigrant visa issued under this title.
(b) APPLICATIONS FOR PAYMENTS.—For a State or county to be paid
under this section, the chief executive officer of the State or county shall
submit an application to the Attorney General, under regulations prescribed
by the Attorney General. The application shall contain—
(1) the number and names of Cuban nationals for whose imprison-
ment the State or county is entitled to be paid; and
(2) other information the Attorney General requires.
(c) REDUCTION
IF APPROPRIATIONS INSUFFICIENT.—For each fiscal
year, the Attorney General shall make payment under this section to States
and counties the Attorney General decides are eligible under this section.
However, if amounts appropriated for the fiscal year to carry out this sec-
tion are not sufficient to make all payments, each payment shall be ratably
reduced so that the total of the payments equals the amount appropriated.
(d) POLICY ON RETURN OF CUBAN NATIONALS.—It is the policy of the
United States Government that the President, in consultation with the At-
torney General, other appropriate officials of the United States Government,
and appropriate State and county chief executive officers referred to in sub-
section (b) of this section, shall place top priority on seeking the expeditious
removal from the United States and return by any responsible means to
Cuba of Cuban nationals described in subsection (a) of this section.
§ 13902. Reimbursement of costs of imprisoning certain
Cuban nationals and illegal aliens
(a) GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall reimburse a State for costs
incurred by the State in imprisoning any of the following Cuban nationals
and illegal aliens convicted by the State of a felony:
(1) a Cuban national who—
(A) was paroled into the United States in 1980 by the Attorney
General;
(B) after being paroled, violated a State or local law for which
a term of imprisonment was imposed; and
(C) at the time of parole and violation, was not lawfully admit-
ted for permanent or temporary residence or not admitted under
an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa issued under this title.
(2) an illegal alien who is in the United States unlawfully and—
(A) whose most recent entry into the United States was without
inspection; or
(B) who was admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant
and whose—
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(i) period of authorized stay as a nonimmigrant expired be-
fore the date of committing the crime for which the illegal
alien was convicted; or
(ii) unlawful status was known to the United States Gov-
ernment before the date of committing the crime for which
the alien was convicted.
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Attorney General shall prescribe regulations—
(1) providing eligibility requirements for States seeking reimburse-
ment under subsection (a) of this section;
(2) requiring that States seeking reimbursement under subsection
(a) of this section verify the eligible incarcerated population data with
the Attorney General;
(3) providing a formula for distributing assistance under subsection
(a) of this section to eligible States; and
(4) awarding assistance to eligible States.
§ 13903. Limitation
The Attorney General may expend amounts under this chapter in a fiscal
year only to the extent and in the amount provided in advance by an appro-
priation law.
SUBTITLE V—CITIZENSHIP AND NATIONALITY
CHAPTER
Sec.
201.
CITIZENSHIP AND NATIONALITY AT BIRTH AND COLLECTIVE
NATURALIZATION.
20101
203.
NATURALIZATION ELIGIBILITY ..............................................................
20301
205.
NATURALIZATION PROCEDURE ..............................................................
20501
207.
LOSS OF NATIONALITY ..............................................................................
20701
209.
NATIONALITY DOCUMENTS .....................................................................
20901
211.
MISCELLANEOUS .........................................................................................
21101
CHAPTER 201—CITIZENSHIP AND NATIONALITY AT
BIRTH AND COLLECTIVE NATURALIZATION
Sec.
20101.
Individuals born in the United States.
20102.
Individuals born in American Samoa.
20103.
Individuals found in the United States or American Samoa.
20104.
Individuals born outside the United States and American Samoa.
20105.
Individuals born out of wedlock.
20106.
Individuals born in the Republic of Panama or the Canal Zone.
20107.
Noncitizen Indians born in Alaska after March 29, 1867, and before June 2, 1924.
20108.
Citizens of the Republic of Hawaii and individuals born in Hawaii after August 11,
1898, and before April 30, 1900.
20109.
Individuals residing in or born in Guam after April 10, 1899, and before August 1,
1950.
20110.
Individuals born in Puerto Rico after April 10, 1899, and before January 13, 1941.
20111.
Individuals born in or residing in the Virgin Islands after January 17, 1917, and be-
fore June 28, 1932.
§ 20101. Individuals born in the United States
(a) CITIZEN AT BIRTH.—The following individuals are citizens of the
United States at birth:
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(1) an individual born in, and subject to the jurisdiction of, the
United States.
(2) an individual born in the United States to a member of an In-
dian, Eskimo, Aleutian, or other aboriginal tribe.
(b) PROPERTY RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED.—Subsection (a)(2) of this sec-
tion does not affect property rights.
§ 20102. Individuals born in American Samoa
(a) CITIZEN AT BIRTH.—An individual born in American Samoa is a citi-
zen of the United States at birth if one of the individual’s parents is a citi-
zen of the United States who was physically present in the United States
or American Samoa for at least one continuous year before the individual’s
birth.
(b) NATIONAL, BUT NOT CITIZEN, AT BIRTH.—An individual born in
American Samoa who is not a citizen of the United States at birth under
subsection (a) of this section is a national, but not a citizen, of the United
States at birth.
§ 20103. Individuals found in the United States or American
Samoa
(a) CITIZEN AT BIRTH.—An individual of unknown parents found in the
United States before becoming 5 years of age is a citizen of the United
States at birth unless shown, before the individual becomes 21 years of age,
that the individual was not born in the United States.
(b) NATIONAL, BUT NOT CITIZEN, AT BIRTH.—An individual of unknown
parents found in American Samoa before becoming 5 years of age is a na-
tional, but not a citizen, of the United States at birth unless shown, before
the individual becomes 21 years of age, that the individual was not born
in American Samoa.
§ 20104. Individuals born outside the United States and
American Samoa
(a) CITIZEN AT BIRTH.—An individual born outside the United States
and American Samoa is a citizen of the United States at birth if—
(1) both parents are citizens of the United States and at least one
parent had a residence in the United States or American Samoa before
the individual’s birth;
(2) one parent is a national, but not a citizen, of the United States
and the other parent is a citizen of the United States who was phys-
ically present in the United States or American Samoa for at least one
continuous year before the individual’s birth; or
(3) one parent is an alien and the other parent is a citizen of the
United States who, before the individual’s birth, was physically present