CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

Can confidential information about a battered
non-citizen be released to a third party?
Case information about a battered non-citizen
cannot be released to any outside party, other
governmental agency or to any employee who is
not directly involved in the applicant’s/participant’s
case, unless the information is required to be
disclosed by law or if the applicant/participant has
signed a release of information.
What is the definition of a Parolee and how are
they identified?
Parolees are persons who normally would not be
admissible to the U.S. but are allowed to enter
temporarily for humanitarian, medical and legal
reasons, usually under emergency circumstances.
Parolees are allowed in the country either
“indefinitely” or for a specific period of time.
Those allowed in the country for a specific period
of time are not eligible. Those allowed
“indefinitely” are eligible and may later be allowed
to adjust their status to asylee.
Non-citizen parolees entering the U.S. are given
immigration status of:
• Paroled as a Refugee or Cuban/Haitian
Entrant, or
• Humanitarian Parolee (HP), or
• Public Interest Parolee (PIP).
Non-citizens paroled as Refugees and
Cuban/Haitians are eligible for the RCA program
and are not sponsored. HPs and PIPs are not
refugees and are not eligible for the RCA program
and may or may not be sponsored.
A PIP’s documentation may expire while they are
waiting to receive lawful permanent resident
(LPR) status. USCIS will not issue new current
documentation while they are pending LPR status
(i.e., no extension stickers). When the
applicant/participant verifies pending LPR status
with expired PIP documentation, they remain
eligible for benefits as PRUCOL, if otherwise
eligible.
The following applies: