§ 702.
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Processing of Certain Cuban Political Prisoners as Refugees .— In light of the announcement of the Government of Cuba on November 20, 1987 , that it would reimplement immediately the agreement of December 14, 1984 , establishing normal migration procedures between the United States and Cuba, on and after the date of enactment of this Act [ Dec. 22, 1987 ], consular officer[s] of the Department of State and appropriate officers of the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall, in accordance with the procedures applicable to such cases in other countries, process any application for admission to the United States as a refugee from any Cuban national who was imprisoned for political reasons by the Government of Cuba on or after January 1, 1959 , without regard to the duration of such imprisonment, except as may be necessary to reassure the orderly process of available applicants.
Processing of Immigrant Visa Applications of Cuban Nationals in Third Countries .— Notwithstanding section 212(f) and section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act [ 8 U.S.C. 1182(f) , 1253(d)], on and after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Dec. 22, 1987 ], consular officers of the Department of State shall process immigrant visa applications by nationals of Cuba located in third countries on the same basis as immigrant visa applications by nationals of other countries.
Definitions .— For purposes of this section: The term ‘process’ means the acceptance and review of applications and the preparation of necessary documents and the making of appropriate determinations with respect to such applications. The term ‘refugee’ has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act [ 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42) ].”
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