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>>17544752, >>17544756, >>17545060 PDF checks out and found the same information on the Mass.gov website.

Didn't Biden recently say that Venezuelans have legitimate safety concerns, if they go home? If any Anon can find that, it would be helpful. Criteria for "Eligible Populations" is in section 2/2 below. Mass.gov says someone with "well-founded fear of persecution" is eligible for their program.

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Mass.gov - Refugees and Immigrants

Mass.gov -List of ORI Programs and Services

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/list-of-ori-programs-and-services

List of ORI Programs and Services

Programs offered by the Office for Refugees and Immigrants

Citizenship for New Americans Program (CNAP)

Assists legal permanent residents of the Commonwealth to become U.S. citizens.

Financial Literacy for Newcomers Program (FLNP)

Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate financial literacy content to refugees and immigrants.

Program to Enhance Elder Refugee Services (PEERS)

Strengthens relationships between elder and refugee organizations to link refugees to elder services in their communities.

Refugee Health Promotion Program (RHPP)

Provides on-going individual health care access assistance to the newest refugee arrivals, preventive health information to refugee communities, and cultural information to mainstream agencies.

Refugee Case Management (RCM)

Provides access to Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program (MRRP) benefits and services through MRRP application intake, orientation, employability assessment, basic social services and referrals for eligible populations.

Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)

Provides up to 8 months of cash assistance for income-eligible refugees without dependent children, who reside in Massachusetts.

Refugee Employment Services (RES)

Provides targeted services for both early employment and long-term self-sufficiency through an integrated model including English and Literacy instruction; employment-related case management; employment readiness; access to vocational skill trainings; and job placement, retention and upgrade services.

Refugee Health Assessment Program (RHAP)

In collaboration with MA Department of Public Health, ensures newly-arriving refugees receive an initial health assessment and linked to primary care.

Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA)

Provides up to 8 months of medical coverage for refugees ineligible for the Medicaid/MassHealth program.

Refugee School Impact Program (RSI)

Supports local public school districts in fostering high academic and social success among refugee youth.

Refugee Social Services (RSS)

Ensures wraparound service availability to refugees including case management, referral, translation and interpretation, and adjustment support for refugee youth.

Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program (URMP)

Collaboratively administered between ORI and the MA Department of Children and Families, provides residential and foster care services to refugee minors arriving in the U.S. without parents or guardians.

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Mass.gov - Refugees and Immigrants

Mass.gov - Office for Refugees and Immigrants (ORI)Eligible Populations

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/office-for-refugees-and-immigrants-ori-eligible-populations

Several factors determine eligibility to ORI services, including but not limited to, immigration status, Massachusetts residence, date of entry, and income. Contact each program for eligibility standards.

Refugee:

A person who cannot return to his or her country because of well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. A refugee receives this status before entering the U.S.

Asylee:

A person who meets the definition of refugee, and who is already within the U.S. when he/she applies for and receives asylum. His/her immediate family may be granted derivative asylee status overseas.

Cuban/Haitian Entrant:

A national of Cuba or Haiti who has been granted parole status, or has applied for asylum, or is in removal proceedings until a final, non-appealable, legally enforceable order of removal is issued. (45 CFR 401 and ORR Regulations: www.acf.hhs.gov/orr/programs/cuban-haitian)

Amerasians from Vietnam:

Individuals fathered by a U.S. citizen and born in Vietnam after January 1, 1962, and before January 1, 1976.

Certified Victim of a Severe Form of Trafficking:

A person who, through force, fraud or coercion, has performed a commercial sex act; or who has been recruited or transported for or provided forced labor, and who has been certified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement..

Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Holders from Iraq and Afghanistan:

Individuals Who were employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government.

Groups eligible for ORI-administered state-funded services:

Legal Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) are eligible for citizenship assistance.

Certain TANF/TAFDC clients are eligible for employment services.