Code of Colorado Regulations
2500 - Department of Human Services
2503 - Income Maintenance (Volume 3)
9 CCR 2503-3 - COLORADO REFUGEE SERVICES PROGRAM (CRSP)
Section 9 CCR 2503-3.321 - CRSP ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS

Universal Citation: 9 CO Code Regs 2503-3 ยง 321

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024

The following categories of people are eligible for CRSP, CDHS, and HCPF services.

A. A "refugee" means the same as in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42) and accompanying notes to 8 U.S.C 1101.

B. An "asylee" is a person who has been granted asylum by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) while residing in the United States. An asylee meets the same definition as a refugee and has been granted asylum status. Individuals admitted to the United States who are classified by USCIS as "applicants for asylum" are not eligible for CRSP benefits unless they are Cuban or Haitian (refer to Sections 3.321 C, and 3.330 D).

C. "Cuban and Haitian Entrants" are:

1. Any individual granted parolee status by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a Cuban/Haitian Entrant (status pending) or granted any other special status subsequently established under the immigration laws for nationals of Cuba or Haiti, regardless of the status of the individual at the time assistance or services provided.

2. A national of Cuba or Haiti who was paroled into the United States and has not acquired any other status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), and with respect to whom a final, nonappealable and legally enforceable order of removal, deportation or exclusion has not been entered.

3. A national of Cuba or Haiti who is the subject of removal, deportation or exclusion proceedings under the INA and with respect to whom a final, nonappealable, and legally enforceable order of removal, deportation or exclusion has not been entered.

4. A national of Cuba or Haiti who has an application for asylum pending with Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) or Department of Justice (DOJ)/Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and with respect to whom a final, nonappealable, and legally enforceable order of removal, deportation or exclusion has not been entered. For documentation requirements, refer to section 3.330 , D.

D. "Certain Amerasians from Vietnam" are certain persons from Vietnam who:

1. Are admitted to the United States as immigrants and were born in Vietnam after January 1, 1962 and before January 1, 1976; and,

2. Were fathered by a citizen of the United States.

E. "Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking" are persons who have been certified as such by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and are eligible for benefits and services to the same extent as refugees. Victims of trafficking can be adults or minors. Family members who obtain derivative status from the trafficked person are also eligible for both benefits and services.

F. Iraqi and Afghan individuals who have been employed by, or on behalf of, the U.S. military, or on behalf of the U.S. government, or families of such individuals, who are now in danger and have been admitted to the United States under a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV). For verification requirements (refer to section 3.330, G.)

G. "Afghan humanitarian parolee" refers to Afghan individuals who have been granted humanitarian parole status by the U.S Department of Homeland Security and who qualify for refugee benefits under Pub. L. 117-43, § 2502 (Sept. 30, 2021), no later additions or amendments are incorporated. This public law is available at no cost from www.uscode.house.gov. This public law is also available for public inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Human Services, Colorado Refugee Services Program, 1575 Sherman St., Denver, CO 80203, during regular business hours.

H. Afghan individuals granted special immigrant parolee (SQ/SI) or conditional permanent resident (CPR) status by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (see section 3.330, H.,I., for verification requirements).

I. "Ukrainian humanitarian parolee (UHPs)" refers to citizens or nationals of Ukraine who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has paroled into the United States between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2023, due to urgent humanitarian reasons or for significant public benefit who qualify for refugee benefits under Pub. L. 117-128, § 401 (May 21, 2022), no later additions or amendments are incorporated. This public law is available at no cost from www.uscode.house.gov. This public law is also available for public inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Human Services, Colorado Refugee Services Program, 1575 Sherman St., Denver, CO 80203, during regular business hours.

J. Non-Ukrainian individuals who last habitually resided in Ukraine, who DHS has paroled into the United States between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2023, due to urgent humanitarian reasons or for significant public benefit.

K. A spouse or child of an individual described in section I) or J) who is paroled into the United States after September 30, 2023.

L. A parent, legal guardian, or primary caregiver of an unaccompanied refugee minor or an unaccompanied child described in section I) or J) who is paroled into the United States after September 30, 2023.

M. Unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) are minors identified overseas who are eligible for resettlement in the United States, but do not have a parent or a relative available who is committed to providing for the minor's long-term care. Upon arrival in the United States, these refugee youth are placed into the URM program and receive refugee foster care services and benefits. Youth who have an immigration status that enables them to become eligible for ORR services (for verification of status for program eligibility, see section 3.330), or who enter the United States with or without family but experience a family breakdown or cannot return home, may also be eligible to participate in the URM program if approved by ORR.

N. An I-551 ("green card") holder who held one of the previously identified statuses is eligible to apply for both CDHS and CRSP benefits and services.

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