Qualified Alien

An alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act OR
An alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act OR
An alien who is admitted as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act OR
An alien who is paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for a period of at least one year OR
An alien whose deportation is being withheld under section 243(h) or 241(b) (3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act OR
An alien who is granted conditional entry under section 203(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act as in effect prior to April 1, 1980 OR
An alien granted status as a Cuban and Haitian entrant as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 OR
An alien admitted as an Amerasian immigrant under the provision of Public Law 100-202 OR
An alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty who meets the following conditions:
1. The battered alien must be battered by their U.S. Citizen or LPR alien spouse or parent AND
2. If a parent is the battered alien, any child who lives with them is also a battered alien OR If a child is the battered alien, the parent who lives with them is also a battered alien as long as the parent did not actively participate in the battery AND
3. The alien must not currently be residing in the same household as the individual responsible for the battery or extreme cruelty AND
4. There must be a substantial connection between the battery or extreme cruelty suffered by the alien (or the alien's child or parent) and the need for Food Assistance benefits