US EditionNearly 200,000 Ukrainians in US thrown into legal limbo by Trump immigration crackdown
Nearly 200,000 Ukrainians face loss of work permits and benefits due to processing delays and a new $1,000 fee, with only 1,900 renewals completed since May, government data shows.
- On March 31, internal U.S. data showed processing delays by the Trump administration left nearly 200,000 Ukrainians in the United States at risk of losing legal status.
- President Donald Trump said in March he was weighing revoking Ukrainians' status, and a July spending package he signed added a $1,000 fee atop a $1,325 charge.
- Some Ukrainians have tried to self-deport using the CBP One app after renewals stalled, with officials promising a $1,000 'exit bonus' that often was not booked.
- In May, a U.S. federal judge ordered processing to resume, but U.S. immigration officials have processed only 1,900 renewals, a fraction of those expiring, per U.S. government data released last week.
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200,000 Ukrainians Face Deportation From US
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief WASHINGTON/KYIV (Worthy News) – Roughly 200,000 Ukrainian refugees living in the United States face possible deportation due to policies and processing delays by U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s administration, Worthy News established Sunday. An additional 60,000 Ukrainians obtained another status, left the U.S., or are not yet at risk of renewal, according to sources familiar with the case. The …
Trump Policy Shift Throws 200,000 Ukrainians into Legal Limbo
Kateryna Golizdra has been dealing with uncertainty about her legal status in the United States for six months. She hopes to endure another six months as she waits for the Trump administration to make decisions regarding a humanitarian program that allowed around 260,000 Ukrainians, displaced by the war, to live and work in the U. […] The post Trump Policy Shift Throws 200,000 Ukrainians into Legal Limbo appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.
The processing of applications for extension of status occurs with delays, which can lead to deportations.
Over 200,000 Ukrainians in the United States are at risk of losing their legal status due to delays in processing documents and new rules introduced by the administration of Donald Trump.
Kateryna Golizdra, for the moment, has survived six months in a legal limbo. She trusts that she will be able to endure another six while waiting for the Donald Trump administration to decide the future of the humanitarian program that allowed some 260,000 people who fled the war in Ukraine to live and work in the United States. When her legal status expired in May, Golizdra, 35, was automatically vulnerable to deportation. She lost her work per…
Nearly 200,000 Ukrainians in US thrown into legal limbo by Trump immigration crackdown
Kateryna Golizdra has survived six months in legal limbo - so far. She thinks she can hold out another six months, waiting for Donald Trump's administration to decide the fate of a humanitarian program that allowed some 260,000 people who fled the war in Ukraine to live and work in the United States.
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