US President Trump Plans to End Legal Status for 240,000 Ukrainian Refugees, Fast-Tracking Deportations

Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 01:55pm on 06 Mar 2025,Thursday International

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to revoke temporary legal status for approximately 240,000 Ukrainians who fled Russia’s invasion, potentially putting them at risk of deportation. According to Reuters, citing a senior Trump official and three sources, the move could take effect as early as April. This marks a stark reversal from the Biden administration’s welcoming stance. The rollback is part of a broader effort to strip legal protections from over 1.8 million migrants admitted under Biden’s humanitarian parole programs. The policy shift was already in motion before Trump’s recent public clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  

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