Current through September, 2024
Section 17-661-8 - Exclusions from the definition of refugee Excluded from the status of a refugee shall be:
(1) Dependents of repatriated United States citizens who: (A) Have been in the United States for ninety days or less; and(B) Have one of the following specified relationships to the repatriated citizens: (iv) Unmarried minor child, including an adopted child or stepchild;(v) Unmarried adult child, including an adopted child or stepchild, who is dependent because of a handicap;(vii) Spouse's grandparents; or(viii) Minor siblings of the repatriated citizen or the citizen's spouse;(2) Individuals from Cuba who: (A) Entered the United States before October 1, 1978, and are registered with the United States Cuban refugee center in Miami, Florida; or(B) Have been admitted into the United States with the INS status of "applicant for asylum" or "Cuban entrant";(3) Individuals from Haiti who are admitted into the United States with the INS status of "Haitian entrant"; or(4) Any person who ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.[Eff 3/19/93] (Auth: HRS §§ 346-14, 346-56) (Imp: HRS § 346-56; 8 U.S.C. §1101(a)(42) )