{"data":{"id":"us/8-cfr-236.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"8 CFR 236.13","heading":"Ineligible aliens.","body":"The following categories of aliens are ineligible for benefits under the Family Unity Program:\n(a) An alien who is deportable under any paragraph in section 237(a) of the Act, except paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), (1)(C), and (3)(A); provided that an alien who is deportable under section 237(a)(1)(A) of such Act is also ineligible for benefits under the Family Unity Program if deportability is based upon a ground of inadmissibility described in section 212(a)(2) or (3) of the Act;\n(b) An alien who has been convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors in the United States;\n(c) An alien described in section 241(b)(3)(B) of the Act; or\n(d) An alien who has committed an act of juvenile delinquency (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 5031) which if committed by an adult would be classified as:\n(1) A felony crime of violence that has an element the use or attempted use of physical force against another individual; or\n(2) A felony offense that by its nature involves a substantial risk that physical force against another individual may be used in the course of committing the offense.","path":["Title 8—Aliens and Nationality","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER B—IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS","PART 236—APPREHENSION AND DETENTION OF INADMISSIBLE AND DEPORTABLE ALIENS; REMOVAL OF ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED","Subpart B—Family Unity Program"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-8.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"973e65f0923f3848b227acf247c9cb313adf6287e4e5c3d10a8864c791bc5953","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/8-cfr-236.12","next":"us/8-cfr-236.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}