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)
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (as successor agency)
United States Department of Justice (historically)
appliesTo Cuban citizens
Cuban nationals
linked to: Cubans

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
benefitType adjustment of status
lawful permanent residence
codifiedIn 8 U.S.C. § 1255
country United States
dateSigned 1966-11-02
effectiveDate 1966-11-02
enactedBy 89th United States Congress
excludes Cuban nationals who are excludable or deportable on certain grounds
governmentBranch legislative branch of the United States
hasCommonName Cuban Adjustment Act
hasShortTitle Cuban Adjustment Act
historicalContext Cold War
post-Cuban Revolution migration
jurisdiction 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
regionOfImpact United States
relatedTo Immigration and Nationality Act
United States–Cuba relations
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
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
Pub.L. 89-732 publicLawNumber Pub.L. 89-732