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00:00They had been welcomed into the U.S. with open arms by the Biden administration.
00:05Reuters now reports that some 240,000 Ukrainian refugees who fled the Russian invasion could
00:12see their temporary legal status in the U.S. revoked.
00:16The move would be part of a larger effort by President Donald Trump to crack down on
00:20immigration.
00:21On his first day back in the White House, the leader issued an executive order calling
00:25for the Department of Homeland Security to terminate all categorical parole programs
00:30which allowed 1.8 million migrants to enter the U.S. under Biden.
00:35The White House's press secretary has denied the plans.
00:38Reacting to Reuters' report on X, Caroline Lovett said no decision has been made at this
00:42time.
00:43But three sources familiar with the developments have told Reuters that the unprecedented move
00:49would put some Ukrainians at risk of fast-track deportation.
00:53They could be expected to leave as early as April.
00:56If true, it would be the latest blow to Ukraine and its people after Washington moved to halt
01:01all military aid for the war-torn country and pause intelligence sharing.
01:06Plans to revoke the temporary protections were allegedly in place before Trump's disastrous
01:10Oval Office meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky last week.
01:14Ukrainians aren't the only ones at risk.
01:16The move to end humanitarian parole programs puts over 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans
01:23and Venezuelans who entered the U.S. legally at risk of deportation too.
01:2870,000 Afghans who fled the Taliban could also be sent back home.