Trump administration mistakenly sends Ukrainians emails ordering expulsion from US – Reuters

Olha Hlushchenko — Saturday, 5 April 2025, 07:22

This week, several Ukrainians who were legally in the United States under a humanitarian programme received emails informing them that their status had been rescinded and that they had seven days to leave the country.

Source: Reuters

Details: In addition to the revocation notice, it was stated that if they did not leave the US within the specified timeframe, the "federal government will find" them.

Quote from the email: "If you do not depart the United States immediately you will be subject to potential law enforcement actions that will result in your removal from the United States. Again, DHS is terminating your parole. Do not attempt to remain in the United States."

Details: However, on Friday, a spokesperson for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that the email had been sent by mistake and that the humanitarian programme for Ukrainians, established after Russia's full-scale invasion of the country in 2022, had not been suspended.

Reuters added that it is not known how many Ukrainians received the email.

The DHS sent a second letter to the Ukrainians, informing them that the order was a mistake. "The terms of your parole as originally issued remain unchanged at this time," the letter said.

Background:

On 25 January, it was reported that US DHS officials had ordered the suspension of a number of programmes that allowed refugees to temporarily settle in the US, including a key initiative that provides entry to the country for Ukrainians.
On 6 March, Trump confirmed that he plans to consider whether to further preserve or revoke legal status for Ukrainians in the US who fled Ukraine because of the war.

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