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Adjustment of status in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of the United States refers to the legal process of conferring permanent residency upon any alien who is a refugee, asylee, nonpermanent resident, conditional entrant,[1] parolee, and others physically present in the United States.[2][3]
This was the immigration status used for refugees prior to the Refugee Act of 1980.See also 8 U.S.C. § 1254a ("Temporary protected status").