U.S. suspends entry of migrants from Ukraine under special programs

Officials of the US Department of Homeland Security have suspended certain programs that allow migrants to temporarily live in the country, including Uniting for Ukraine, which allowed Ukrainians to enter the United States if they had an inviting party (sponsor). This was reported by The New York Times (NYT) on January 24.

The publication notes that in an e-mail correspondence sent by the head of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on January 23, there is an order to complete the final review of applications for such programs. The decision was made in line with a review of their legality and possible termination.

According to the NYT, the initiative Uniting for Ukraine, which began work under the presidency of Joe Biden, allowed more than 150 thousand Ukrainians to enter the United States.

In the administration of the head of the United States Donald Trump said that many such programs did not comply with the law. The President signed an executive order requiring the termination of initiatives that do not comply with the country's new migration policy.

In addition to Ukraine, the programs offered entry to the United States for immigrants from Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela.

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On Jan. 24, Mississippi officials proposed paying to catch and deport illegals. "Certified bounty hunter program" assumes that detectives will officially register and receive $1 thousand for each successful deportation of a border crosser. On this day, it was also reported that the number of southern border crossings by illegal migrants in the U.S. dropped sharply in the first days of President Donald Trump's administration. It was specified that the reduction amounted to 35%.

Also, the Governor of the US state of Texas Greg Abbott demanded compensation from Congress for securing the country's border during the administration of former US President Joe Biden. "In total, Texas spent more than $11.1 billion to protect the public and secure the border. Accordingly, I am formally requesting that the federal government fully reimburse Texas for these expenditures," he said in X.

Prior to that, Trump signed more than 200 new executive orders on Jan. 20, immediately after his inauguration. Among them, declaring a state of emergency on the border with Mexico and placing drug cartels on the list of terrorist organizations.

Back on January 17, Politico reported that the US President's team intends to declare a state of emergency to combat illegal migration. It was noted that officials are also developing an executive order to abolish the right to American citizenship by birth. The Trump administration plans to launch raids against migrants the day after the inauguration, The Wall Street Journal added.