USD: The White House called this report "fake." "This is yet another fake news from Reuters, based on anonymous sources who have no idea what they are talking about," wrote White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt on X. According to her, such a decision has not been made as of today.
The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to revoke the temporary legal status of approximately 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the war with Russia, reported a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter, writes Reuters. This move could lead to their expedited deportation.
The rollback of protections for Ukrainians began even before the public spat between Donald Trump and J.D. Vance with Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House. According to sources, this decision is part of Trump's administration's efforts to strip legal status from more than 1.8 million migrants who were allowed entry to the US under temporary humanitarian programs launched during Joe Biden's administration to curb illegal immigration and provide humanitarian aid.
The Trump administration plans to revoke the temporary legal status of approximately 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans this month, according to a source from the agency. More than 70,000 Afghans fleeing the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will also lose their status.
Last month, the Trump administration suspended the processing of immigration applications for people who entered the US under some of Biden's programs. Migrants stripped of their status may face expedited deportation procedures.
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