Biden administration halts ICE deportation flights to Ukraine amid Russia invasion
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Thursday that it has paused deportation flights to Ukraine — just as lawmakers in Washington D.C. are calling for further protections for Ukrainian nationals.
The move, first reported by BuzzFeed News, is in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and comes as activists and lawmakers on Capitol Hill are calling for further protections for Ukrainian nationals in the U.S., including the possible use of Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
More than 40 senators, led by Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., wrote to President Biden on Tuesday calling for Ukrainian nationals already in the country to be given TPS — which protects nationals of designated countries living in the U.S. from potential deportation if they are eligible and allows them to apply for work permits and to travel freely.
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