Source: http://www.womenslaw.org/statutes_detail.php?statute_id=7142&lang=en
Timestamp: 2017-10-18 22:21:18
Document Index: 480134397

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 209', '§ 209', '§ 209', '§ 201', '§ 104', '§ 603', '§ 307', '§ 308', '§ 101']

WomensLaw.org | Federal Laws: INA § 209
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(1) Any alien who has been admitted to the United States under section 1157 of this title--
(2) 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) of this section) 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.
The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, in the Secretary's or the Attorney General's discretion and under such regulations as the Secretary or the Attorney General may prescribe, may adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence the status of any alien granted asylum who--
(5) is admissible (except as otherwise provided under subsection (c) of this section) as an immigrant under this chapter at the time of examination for adjustment of such alien.
(June 27, 1952, c. 477, Title II, ch. 1, § 209, as added Mar. 17, 1980, Pub.L. 96-212, Title II, § 201(b), 94 Stat. 105; amended Nov. 29, 1990, Pub.L. 101-649, Title I, § 104(a)(1), Title VI, § 603(a)(4), 104 Stat. 4985, 5082; Dec. 12, 1991, Pub.L. 102-232, Title III, § 307(l)(1), 105 Stat. 1756; Sept. 30, 1996, Pub.L. 104-208, Div. C, Title III, §§ 308(g)(3)(A), (4)(A), 371(b)(2), 110 Stat. 3009-622, 3009-645; May 11, 2005, Pub.L. 109-13, Div. B, Title I, § 101(g)(1), 119 Stat. 305.)