; (II) may, in the Secretary's discretion, authorize deferred action or parole, as appropriate, with work authorization, for such noncitizen until the date of adjudication of the noncitizen's application for CNMI Resident status; and (III) in the case of a noncitizen who has nonimmigrant status on the date on which the noncitizen applies for CNMI Resident status, the Secretary shall extend such nonimmigrant status and work authorization through the end of the 180-day period described in subclause (I) or the date of adjudication of the noncitizen’s application for CNMI Resident status, whichever is later. (iii) Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed to provide any noncitizen granted status under this subparagraph with public assistance to which the noncitizen is not otherwise entitled. (iv) A noncitizen granted status under this paragraph shall be deemed a qualified noncitizen under section 431 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1641 ) for purposes of receiving relief during— (I) a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ); (II) an emergency declared by the President under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191 ); or (III) a national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ). (v) A noncitizen granted status under this paragraph— (I) subject to section 237(a)(8), is subject to all grounds of deportability under section 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227 ); (II) subject to section 212(c), is subject to all grounds of inadmissibility under section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182 ) if seeking admission to the United States at a port of entry in the Commonwealth