[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 8, Volume 1]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 8CFR236.11]



[Page 434-435]

 

                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY

 

               CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 236_APPREHENSION AND DETENTION OF INADMISSIBLE AND DEPORTABLE 

ALIENS; REMOVAL OF ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED--Table of Contents

 

                     Subpart B_Family Unity Program

 

Sec. 236.11  Definitions.



    In this subpart, the term:

    Eligible immigrant means a qualified immigrant who is the spouse or 

unmarried child of a legalized alien.

    For purposes of Sec. Sec. 236.10 to 236.18 only, Legalized alien 

means an alien who:

    (1) Is a temporary or permanent resident under section 210 or 245A 

of the Act;

    (2) Is a permanent resident under section 202 of the Immigration 

Reform and



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Control Act of 1986 (Cuban/Haitian Adjustment); or

    (3) Is a naturalized U.S. citizen who was a permanent resident under 

section 210 or 245A of the Act or section 202 of the Immigrant Reform 

and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) (Cuban/Haitian Adjustment), and 

maintained such a status until his or her naturalization.



[62 FR 10360, Mar. 6, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 43679, July 14, 2000]