Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Haitian_Refugee_Immigration_Fairness_Act
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Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services
gptkbp:appliesTo spouses and children of eligible Haitian nationals
Haitian nationals who arrived in the United States before December 31, 1995
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States_federal_law
immigration law
refugee law
gptkbp:citation Title IX of Division A, Section 902, Public Law 105-277
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Haiti
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1998-10-21
gptkbp:eligibility admissibility under U.S. immigration law
continuous physical presence in the United States since December 31, 1995
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:excludes individuals convicted of certain crimes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act
gptkbp:legalStatusGranted lawful permanent resident
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Omnibus_Consolidated_and_Emergency_Supplemental_Appropriations_Act,_1999
gptkbp:purpose to provide permanent resident status to certain Haitian nationals
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cuban_Adjustment_Act
gptkb:Nicaraguan_Adjustment_and_Central_American_Relief_Act
gptkbp:shortName HRIFA
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._immigration_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7