Trump administration plans to strip 240,000 Ukrainians in US of legal status – Reuters

The Trump administration intends to revoke temporary legal status for about 240,000 Ukrainians who escaped the war with Russia, Reuters reported, citing a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter.

The decision, possibly coming as soon as April, could lead to fast-track deportations for these Ukrainian refugees, the agency said.

The rollback of temporary protections for Ukrainians was in motion before President Donald Trump’s public spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week.

It is part of a broader push by Trump’s team to end legal status for over 1.8 million migrants allowed into the United States under humanitarian parole programs launched during Joe Biden’s administration, Reuters sources said.

Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told Reuters that the agency has no announcements at this time.

The White House and Ukrainian Embassy did not respond to Reuters’ inquiries.

On January 20, 2025, Trump signed the "Securing Our Borders" executive order, directing the homeland security secretary to adjust asylum programs and end those clashing with U.S. policy.

On January 28, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services froze the United for Ukraine (U4U) program, a Biden-era initiative granting Ukrainian refugees temporary humanitarian parole to enter the United States.