IM-173 , September 19 , 2001
A qualified alien is one who is:
A lawful permanent resident under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),A refugee, (207 of INA)An asylee, (208 of INA)An alien who has had deportation or removal withheld under 243(h) of (INA) or 241(b)(3),An alien granted parole for at least one year by the INS under 212(d)(5) of INA,An alien granted conditional entry under 203(a)(7) of immigration law in effect before April 1, 1980,An alien granted status as a Cuban or Haitian entrant (as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980),A battered immigrant, as defined by P.L. 104-208,An American Indian born in Canada, if s/he is at least one-half American Indian blood, orAn Amerasian ImmigrantTrafficking Victim, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Act of 2000