For the purposes of this chapter, the term, lawful status, means that a person is a citizen or national of the United States or is an alien who: (1) Is lawfully admitted for permanent or temporary residence in the United States; (2) Has conditional permanent resident status in the United States; (3) Has an approved application for asylum in the United States or has entered into the United States in refugee status; (4) Has a valid nonimmigrant status in the United States; (5) Has a pending application for asylum in the United States; (6) Has a pending or approved application for temporary protected status (TPS) in the United States; (7) Has approved deferred action status; or (8) Has a pending application for lawful permanent residence (LPR) or conditional permanent resident status.
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