The US may deport 200,000 Ukrainians

The administration of US President Donald Trump has developed a plan to “voluntary deport” 700,000 migrants, including 200,000 Ukrainians fleeing the war with Russia. This was reported by The Washington Post.

We are talking about people with temporary protected status (TPS). They have the right to live and work in the United States if they cannot safely return to their homeland.

In addition to Ukrainians, the deportation plan also mentions Haitians, Afghans, Palestinians, Libyans, Sudanese, Syrians and Yemenis. $ 250 million will be spent on their deportation. The White House plans to receive this money from the Emergency Fund for Refugees and Migrants.

Former senior State Department officials and human rights activists have criticized this plan, calling it inhumane and inconsistent with American values. They argue that it will force people in need to return to a place where their lives are in danger. The publication's interlocutors also expressed doubts about the legality of spending funds allocated under international aid programs on deportations.

These documents were prepared before the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on May 5 a plan to pay $ 1,000 to migrants who agreed to voluntarily return to their homeland. DHS spokeswoman Trisha McLaughlin confirmed the authenticity of these documents, but also noted that they were "outdated." According to her, Homeland Security Secretary Christie Noem has not yet made a "final decision" to revoke TPS status for Ukrainians and Haitians.

McLaughlin said that the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department are currently dealing with migrants who have lost their right to stay in the United States. According to reports, Afghans may be included in the first group to be deported.

TPS status was first granted to Ukrainians by President Joe Biden in 2022, after the start of the Russian war. Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to end humanitarian asylum programs after his second term in office. On February 19, 2025, CBS News reported that the US government had stopped processing immigration applications from Ukrainians and Latin American citizens who had previously been admitted.

At the same time, the US State Department advised its citizens not to travel to Ukraine, recognizing the high risk there. International law prohibits the return of refugees to their countries of origin where their lives or freedom are at risk. Read 'Zamin' on Telegram!