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Donald Trump set to revoke legal status of 240,000 Ukrainian refugees who fled to the US
Donald Trump is set to revoke the legal status of 240,000 Ukrainian refugees who have fled to the US
Callum Jones
Donald Trump is set to temporary revoke the legal status of nearly 240,000 Ukrainians who fled to the US after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Trump presented his presidential speech to Congress earlier this week, where he revealed Vladimir Putin has provided 'strong signals' to the US for peace and detailed a letter received from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid the ongoing war in Europe.
Just last week, the 47th POTUS accused Zelenskyy of 'gambling with World War 3', while Vice President JD Vance insisted that Zelenskyy was treating both Trump and the US with disrespect and persistently called on the Ukrainian to 'thank' the president.
And after Trump withdrew military aid for Ukraine earlier this week, the president is set to crack down on Ukrainians who moved to the US following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Trump is set to revoke the legal status of 240,000 Ukrainian refugees (Carl Court - Pool/Getty Images)
As per a report by Reuters, a Trump official and three sources close to the president confirmed the move was happening, which could see 240,000 Ukrainians fast-tracked to deportation.
The outlet states the move could come as early as next month - something which would be a huge departure from Joe Biden's response to the war.
The Biden administration increased the number of immigrants who can apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a scheme that allows people to live and work in the US for a certain period of time.
It was used by 240,000 Ukrainians some three years ago after Vladimir Putin invaded their country.
As per Reuters sources, the impending move by Trump is part of his plan to strip legal status from more than 1.8 million migrants who entered the US under the Biden's leadership.
When Zelenskyy was in the Oval Office last week, Trump accused Zelenskyy of 'gambling with the lives of millions of people' as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues.
"You're gambling with World War Three, and what you're doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country that's backed you far more than a lot of people say they should have," the president said.
Trump and Zelenskyy were involved in a heated discussion (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The Ukrainian president later shared a statement in which he reiterated 'Ukraine’s commitment to peace' and made clear that no one wants an 'endless war'.
He continued: "Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians. My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts.
"We are ready to work fast to end the war, and the first stages could be the release of prisoners and truce in the sky — ban on missiles, long-ranged drones, bombs on energy and other civilian infrastructure — and truce in the sea immediately, if Russia will do the same.
"Then we want to move very fast through all next stages and to work with the US to agree a strong final deal."
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Lily
29 minutes ago
How dare he play with human lives like that!
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LizShultes
17 minutes ago
If you actually watch the interview. Instead of just getting your news from one source, you would see how our reporters absolutely belittled and disrespected the ukrainian president.
On top of the ukrainian president, stating that they would not compromise. On top of that, the ukrainian president, stated that they would not compromise with Putin what so ever, even though president trump said multiple times that they would both have to compromise (meaning Russian and Ukrainian Presidents have to compromise)
And the ukrainian president absolutely refused to compromise, stating that, "He ( Putin) has violated ceasefire and peace treaties before. We cannot compromise with him. Because he will just break this treaty as well"
Watch all the interviews read all the articles and make an informed decision.
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