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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Pub.L. 89-732 canonical 2

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Statements (48)

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 ⓘ