The decision on Ukrainian refugees is not related to A conflict between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenski in the White House “The Reuter Agency’s interviewers emphasize. They remind that as early as during the election campaign, the Republican promised to end all Biden's migration programs, claiming that they were going beyond the scope of American law.
In addition to 240 000 Ukrainians, legal position in the US could lose 530 000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, as well as 70,000 Afghans who fled the country after the arrival of Taliban power.
Previously, the U.S. authorities had stopped examining the immigration applications of Ukrainians and representatives of Latin American countries in the country. They besides suspended the Uniting for Ukraine programme, under which Ukrainian refugees had the right to legally reside and work in the United States for 2 years, provided they had a individual in the United States who would supply financial support for their stay in that country.
The program was launched under the Biden Act of 2023, which besides included residents of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. It allowed the U.S. government to rapidly receive foreigners for humanitarian reasons or if it was in the public interest.
Many Ukrainians besides applied for another immigration benefits upon arrival in the United States, but their applications were suspended “for an indefinite period”. “This effectively blocks the anticipation of changing the legal position of migrants. During this time, they will be able to be deported if the government decides to change their status, says Linden Melded, erstwhile chief immigration lawyer in the US.
