Tens of thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war to the United States will begin to lose their legal protections on August 15. This will make them vulnerable to arrest and deportation.
This is reported by The Wall Street Journal, reports Censor.NET .
The publication notes that this is about 120,000 Ukrainians who have tried to find refuge in the United States in recent years.
This applies to citizens who arrived in the United States through the Uniting for Ukraine program, a temporary legal mechanism created by the Joe Biden administration.
They were granted a two-year renewable status, known as humanitarian exemption, on the condition that they find a private American sponsor to take them in.
The Biden administration created the program as a quick way to resettle Ukrainians, as the traditional refugee admission system in the United States can take years.
However, this had a downside – all participants in the program received temporary status, which makes them vulnerable if it ends. Also, if the government wants to arrest them, it has their home addresses in its archives.
Upon taking office as president, Donald Trump closed the program and stopped issuing extensions to people whose work permits were expiring.
About 250,000 Ukrainians arrived in the United States under the Uniting for Ukraine program.
Those who arrived before August 16, 2023, are still protected under another program, Temporary Protected Status. However, about 120,000 citizens who arrived after that date will become illegal in the United States once their humanitarian status expires. Джерело: https://censor.net/ua/n3568791
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The USA under the convicted felon is reaching new lows almost every day.
I wonder if there’s anything we can do? I’d be happy to sponsor a family.
Article states that the temporary occupier of the Presidential chair closed the program, and stopped issuing extensions. But a very good question Sir Cap.