Refugees from Mykolaiv and close by areas arrive throughout their evacuation on the railway station in Odessa, Ukraine, on April 16, 2022.
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U.S. Customs and Border Safety detained greater than 5,000 Ukrainians at U.S. land, sea and air borders in March, in accordance with new information launched Monday.
CBP reported a complete of 5,071 Ukrainians detained final month. That represents a big improve from the 1,146 who have been detained in February. CBP detained many of the Ukrainians on the U.S.-Mexico border. The information exhibits that a whole of three,274 have been detained on the southwest border, one other main improve from the simply 272 Ukrainians who have been detained there in February.
The Division of Homeland Safety introduced Monday that the Biden administration is extending short-term protected standing for Ukrainians for one more 18 months. DHS mentioned the designation will enable eligible Ukrainians to remain within the U.S. and apply for employment authorization.
President Biden has beforehand mentioned the U.S. will welcome as much as 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing the warfare with Russia.
The United Nations experiences that greater than 4.9 million individuals have fled Ukraine for the reason that warfare started on February 24. Many of the Ukrainians have sought refuge in neighboring nations together with Poland, Romania, Hungary and Moldova. The overwhelming majority, practically 2.8 million Ukrainian refugees, have sought security in Poland.
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