Cuban Adjustment Act

Cuban Adjustment Act
Long title	An Act to adjust the status of Cuban immigrants to that of lawful permanent residents of the United States.
Acronyms (colloquial)	CAA
Nicknames	Cuban Refugees Adjustment Status Act
Enacted by	the 89th United States Congress
Effective	November 2, 1966
Citations
Public law	89-732
Statutes at Large	80 Stat. 1161
Codification
Titles amended	8 U.S.C.: Aliens and Nationality
U.S.C. sections amended	8 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. II § 1255
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 15183 by Jacob H. Gilbert (D–NY) on September 1, 1966; Committee consideration by House Judiciary; Passed the House on September 19, 1966 (300-25); Passed the Senate on October 6, 1966 (passed voice vote, in lieu of S. 3712); Reported by the joint conference committee on October 13, 1966; agreed to by the Senate on October 20, 1966 (agreed voice vote) and by the House on October 21, 1966 (agreed voice vote); Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 2, 1966;

The Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA) (Spanish: Ley de Ajuste Cubano), Public Law 89-732, is a United States federal law enacted on November 2, 1966. Passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed by President Lyndon Johnson, the legislation applies to citizens of Cuba admitted into the U.S. after January 1, 1959—the date of the Cuban Communist Revolution—and who have been present in the U.S. for at least two years (later amended to one year). Those persons, and their spouses and children, can be granted lawful permanent resident status on an expedited basis.

Since its enactment, the CAA has been a target of criticism and undergone minor modifications. During the "thaw" in Cuba-United States relations in the Obama administration, many thought the CAA would be repealed as an obsolete relic of the Cold War. However, the law has remained intact.