After pausing aid and intel, Trump plans to revoke legal status of 240,000 Ukrainians who fled Russian war

The unprecedented move will put Ukrainians at risk of fast-track deportation. The legal status will be removed as soon as April and would be a stunning reversal of the welcome Ukrainians received under President Joe Biden’s administration A Ukrainian boy seeking asylum in the U.S. plays with a Ukrainian flag after arriving at the PedWest border crossing at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, California, U.S., April 13, 2022. REUTERS US President Donald Trump’s administration has announced plans to revoke the temporary legal status of nearly 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the war and found shelter in the country as Washington grows closer to Russia. The legal status will be removed as soon as April and would be a stunning reversal of the welcome Ukrainians received under President Joe Biden’s administration. ‘End all parole’ A Trump executive order issued on January 20 called for DHS to “terminate all categorical parole programs.” The administration plans to revoke parole for about 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans as soon as this month, the Trump official and one of the sources familiar with the matter said, requesting anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.