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:
- The battered alien must be battered by their U.S. Citizen or LPR alien spouse or parent AND
- 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
- The alien must not currently be residing in the same household as the individual responsible for the battery or extreme cruelty AND
- 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