US plans to alter legal status for 240,000 Ukrainian migrants, reports say
The initiative is said to be a component of a wider strategy aimed at eliminating protections for all refugees, which could expedite their deportation process. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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The move is reportedly part of a broader plan to revoke protection for all refugees, potentially fast-tracking their deportation.
US President Donald Trump’s administration is poised to revoke the temporary legal status for all refugees, which includes approximately 240,000 Ukrainians. This action could accelerate their deportation, according to Reuters, which cites a senior administration official and three additional sources familiar with the situation.
The White House has denied the report.
Set to be implemented in April, this decision is part of a larger effort to tighten immigration policies that Trump initiated upon taking office. It represents a notable departure from the treatment Ukrainians received during Joe Biden’s presidency.
The report indicates that steps to rescind protections for Ukrainians had begun prior to a recent verbal confrontation between Trump and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky in the Oval Office last week.
Sources indicate that this initiative is included in a broader strategy by the Trump administration to strip over 1.8 million migrants of their legal status—those who entered the US under temporary humanitarian parole programs instituted during the Biden administration.
Beyond the 240,000 Ukrainians, the administration is also expected to revoke parole for around 530,000 individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela this month, according to the administration official and one of the anonymous sources.
Shortly after taking office on January 20, Trump enacted several executive orders to introduce stricter immigration controls, including directives for the Department of Homeland Security to “terminate all categorical parole programs.”
An internal email from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement obtained by Reuters suggested that migrants who lose their parole status may be subjected to expedited deportation proceedings.
Other executive orders from Trump included enhancing vetting procedures for visa applicants, restricting birthright citizenship, ordering the military to fortify the southern border with Mexico, and increasing barriers to immigration. Trump also annulled 78 executive orders enacted by Biden, including those pertaining to immigration.
This development occurs against the backdrop of deteriorating US-Ukraine relations. Recently, tensions have heightened following an uncomfortable meeting between Zelensky and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regarding a minerals deal, which ended in a discordant public exchange between Trump and Zelensky at the White House last week.
Zelensky faced accusations of “disrespecting” the US, while Trump asserted that the Ukrainian leader does not seek peace, leaving a proposed minerals deal between the US and Ukraine unsigned as a consequence.
Emily Johnson for TROIB News
US President Donald Trump’s administration is poised to revoke the temporary legal status for all refugees, which includes approximately 240,000 Ukrainians. This action could accelerate their deportation, according to Reuters, which cites a senior administration official and three additional sources familiar with the situation.
The White House has denied the report.
Set to be implemented in April, this decision is part of a larger effort to tighten immigration policies that Trump initiated upon taking office. It represents a notable departure from the treatment Ukrainians received during Joe Biden’s presidency.
The report indicates that steps to rescind protections for Ukrainians had begun prior to a recent verbal confrontation between Trump and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky in the Oval Office last week.
Sources indicate that this initiative is included in a broader strategy by the Trump administration to strip over 1.8 million migrants of their legal status—those who entered the US under temporary humanitarian parole programs instituted during the Biden administration.
Beyond the 240,000 Ukrainians, the administration is also expected to revoke parole for around 530,000 individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela this month, according to the administration official and one of the anonymous sources.
Shortly after taking office on January 20, Trump enacted several executive orders to introduce stricter immigration controls, including directives for the Department of Homeland Security to “terminate all categorical parole programs.”
An internal email from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement obtained by Reuters suggested that migrants who lose their parole status may be subjected to expedited deportation proceedings.
Other executive orders from Trump included enhancing vetting procedures for visa applicants, restricting birthright citizenship, ordering the military to fortify the southern border with Mexico, and increasing barriers to immigration. Trump also annulled 78 executive orders enacted by Biden, including those pertaining to immigration.
This development occurs against the backdrop of deteriorating US-Ukraine relations. Recently, tensions have heightened following an uncomfortable meeting between Zelensky and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regarding a minerals deal, which ended in a discordant public exchange between Trump and Zelensky at the White House last week.
Zelensky faced accusations of “disrespecting” the US, while Trump asserted that the Ukrainian leader does not seek peace, leaving a proposed minerals deal between the US and Ukraine unsigned as a consequence.
Emily Johnson for TROIB News
