Ukraine Updates: Trump Tells DW Ukrainians May Remain in US
UNITED STATES, JUL 29 – Trump signals a policy shift allowing Ukrainians fleeing conflict to stay in the U.S. until war ends, with 240,000 admitted under the Uniting for Ukraine program, officials say.
- On July 29, U.S. President Donald Trump said near the Rose Garden of the White House that Ukrainians who fled Russia's invasion may stay in the US until the war ends.
- Against a backdrop of suspensions, around 240,000 Ukrainians entered under the U4U program launched in April 2022, which was suspended in January 2025 and remains closed.
- Greenlighting arms sales and threatening sanctions, he signals a favorable stance toward Ukraine, amid his crackdown focus on illegal immigration and increased scrutiny of U.S. immigration policy.
- In response to fears, the White House dismissed alleged plans to transfer migrants to Guantanamo Bay as 'fake news', and Trump reassured, 'We have a lot of people who came in from Ukraine, and we're working with them.'
- Earlier this year, Biden-era protections remain in place while the administration explored repatriating about 200,000 Ukrainians using $250 million in foreign aid, with a decision soon.
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Trump: Ukrainian Refugees in US Likely Allowed to Stay
President Donald Trump said Ukrainians who have sought refuge in the U.S. to escape the war with Russia likely will be allowed to remain until the conflict ends. Among a small group of reporters at the White House, German media outlet DW’s Misha Komadovsky asked Trump whether Ukrainians who fled the war would be allowed to stay in the U.S. "I think we will, yeah, I do. I think we will," Trump said shortly after returning to Washington from Scotl…


U.S. President Donald Trump has assured that he will allow Ukrainian refugees who have come to the U.S. country fleeing the invasion of Russia to remain in U.S. territory despite the harsh immigration policy he has been pushing since his return to the White House in January. “I think so. We have a lot of people coming from Ukraine and we are working with them,” he said when asked about this during a press conference. The idea, he explained, woul…
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