8 U.S.C. § 1159 : US Code - Section 1159: Adjustment of status of refugees

Search 8 U.S.C. § 1159 : US Code - Section 1159: Adjustment of status of refugees

(a) Inspection and examination by Department of Homeland Security
(1) Any alien who has been admitted to the United States under
section 1157 of this title - 
(A) whose admission has not been terminated by the Secretary of
Homeland Security or the Attorney General pursuant to such
regulations as the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney
General may prescribe,
(B) who has been physically present in the United States for at
least one year, and
(C) who has not acquired permanent resident status,
shall, at the end of such year period, return or be returned to the
custody of the Department of Homeland Security for inspection and
examination for admission to the United States as an immigrant in
accordance with the provisions of sections 1225, 1229a, and 1231 of
this title.
(2) Any alien who is found upon inspection and examination by an
immigration officer pursuant to paragraph (1) or after a hearing
before an immigration judge to be admissible (except as otherwise
provided under subsection (c) of this section) as an immigrant
under this chapter at the time of the alien's inspection and
examination shall, notwithstanding any numerical limitation
specified in this chapter, be regarded as lawfully admitted to the
United States for permanent residence as of the date of such
alien's arrival into the United States.
(b) Requirements for adjustment
The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, in
the Secretary's or the Attorney General's discretion and under such
regulations as the Secretary or the Attorney General may prescribe,
may adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence the status of any alien granted asylum who - 
(1) applies for such adjustment,
(2) has been physically present in the United States for at
least one year after being granted asylum,
(3) continues to be a refugee within the meaning of section
1101(a)(42)(A) of this title or a spouse or child of such a
refugee,
(4) is not firmly resettled in any foreign country, and
(5) is admissible (except as otherwise provided under
subsection (c) of this section) as an immigrant under this
chapter at the time of examination for adjustment of such alien.
Upon approval of an application under this subsection, the
Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General shall
establish a record of the alien's admission for lawful permanent
residence as of the date one year before the date of the approval
of the application.
(c) Coordination with section 1182
The provisions of paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of section
1182(a) of this title shall not be applicable to any alien seeking
adjustment of status under this section, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security or the Attorney General may waive any other
provision of such section (other than paragraph (2)(C) or
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (E) of paragraph (3)) with respect
to such an alien for humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity,
or when it is otherwise in the public interest.