Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1159
Timestamp: 2018-12-12 16:28:00
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1159', '§ 1159', '§\u202f104', 'art 207', 'art 209', 'art 1207', 'art 1209']

U.S. Code › Title 8 › Chapter 12 › Subchapter II › Part I › § 1159
8 U.S. Code § 1159 - Adjustment of status of refugees
Any alien who is found upon inspection and examination by an immigration officer pursuant to paragraph (1) or after a hearing before an immigration judge to be admissible (except as otherwise provided under subsection (c)) as an immigrant under this chapter at the time of the alien’s inspection and examination shall, notwithstanding any numerical limitation specified in this chapter, be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of such alien’s arrival into the United States.
is admissible (except as otherwise provided under subsection (c)) as an immigrant under this chapter at the time of examination for adjustment of such alien.
Pub. L. 101–649, title I, § 104(a)(2), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4985, provided that:
“The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1991 and the President is authorized, without the need for appropriate consultation, to increase the refugee determination previously made under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1157] for fiscal year 1991 in order to make such amendment effective for such fiscal year.”
8 CFR Part 207 - ADMISSION OF REFUGEES
8 CFR Part 209 - ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF REFUGEES AND ALIENS GRANTED ASYLUM
8 CFR Part 1207 - ADMISSION OF REFUGEES
8 CFR Part 1209 - ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF REFUGEES AND ALIENS GRANTED ASYLUM