US ready to accept 100 refugees from Ukraine

The United States will host about 100 Ukrainians and others fleeing Russian aggression in Ukraine. Read more about this publication CNN.

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"To accomplish this, we are looking at the full range of legal routes into the United States," one official said.

This may include the US Refugee Admission Program, parole (the right to enter and temporarily stay in the US for persons without legal immigration status in the US), and both immigrant and non-immigrant visas.

According to the UN refugee agency, published on March 22, more than 3,5 million refugees have left Ukraine. The vast majority of these people sought out Ukraine's western neighbors throughout Europe.

The official said the White House would not have to ask Congress to increase the current limit on the number of refugees per year, which is set at 125 for fiscal year 000, because there would likely be other opportunities for many of these Ukrainians to enter the United States.

“We still have a significant capacity within 125 people, so at the moment we do not see the need to go beyond it,” he explained.

On the subject: Biden wants to greatly simplify the process of accepting refugees from Ukraine to the United States

The White House suggests that "many Ukrainians would prefer to stay in Europe close to family and their homes in Ukraine."

The official said the administration is working to expand and develop new programs with a "focus on accepting Ukrainians with family members in the United States."

Particular attention will be paid to the protection of the most vulnerable groups of refugees, including members of the LGBT+ community in need of medical assistance and journalists.

“By opening our country to these people, we are helping to ease the pressure on European host countries that currently bear such a great responsibility,” the official stressed.

It was announced ahead of US President Joe Biden's visit to Poland, partly to draw attention to the massive refugee crisis that has erupted since Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine began a month ago.

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Poland, which borders Ukraine to the west, has registered more than 2 million Ukrainian refugees. However, the number of those who are directly in Poland is much smaller, because many continue their journey to other countries.

When Vice President Kamala Harris visited Poland earlier this month, Polish President Andrzej Duda personally asked her to expedite and simplify procedures to allow Ukrainians with families in the US to travel to the country. He also warned Harris that his country's resources were being drained by the influx of refugees, even though Poland welcomed them with open arms.

The US is considering a number of options to address the refugee crisis, including speeding up the process of accepting Ukrainians as refugees in the US and helping Europe with an influx of refugees across the region.

Biden recently signed a spending bill that would provide more than $4 billion in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, including $1,4 billion in aid for the refugee crisis.

The Biden administration has already taken steps to help Ukrainian refugees amid the crisis, including allowing those in the US to stay in the country as part of humanitarian aid.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• On the night of February 24 began full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine.
• In the light of these events in Russia and around the world, protests against the invasion of Ukraine.
• US and UK imposed broad economic sanctions against Russia because of her invasion of Ukraine.
• February 25 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit down at the negotiating table. Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Putin is ready to send a delegation to Minsk (Belarus) for negotiations with Kiev. He specified that the delegation will include representatives of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the presidential administration.
• In the USA there were large-scale rallies in support of Ukraine.
• Pope Francis visits the Russian Embassy February 25, to personally "express his concerns about the war" in Ukraine, which made an unprecedented deviation from diplomatic protocol.
• European Union, USA and UK imposed sanctions and froze the assets of Putin and Lavrov.
• The United States declared its readiness to start accept refugees from Ukraine.
• February 26, the world famous and one of the most popular groups of hackers Anonymous recorded a video message to Russian President Vladimir Putin. They promised to find all "skeletons in the closet" and "leave no stone unturned".
• As it became known, the Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Sean Penn is located in Ukraine and is making a documentary for Vice about events in the country.
• February 28 The world's largest aircraft An-225 was destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which caused alarm and sadness among the aviation world, in which he has almost a cult status.
• On the same day, the United States and France called on their citizens immediately consider leaving Russia.
• From the very beginning of the invasion, many actions took place around the world in support of Ukraine. How it was in the USA, see our material.
• On March 1, the United States asked 12 Russian diplomats from the United Nations leave the US accusing them of "espionage activities" as Russia continues its advance into Ukraine.
• March 2 Russian businessman Alex Konanykhin offered $1 million reward for dead or alive Putin.
• Airbus and Boeing refused to work with Russia, and this endangers almost all civil aviation.
• March 3 CEO and founder of the Russian TV channel "Rain" announced the suspension of the channel. This is due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• Which of the Hollywood stars supported Ukraine, and who was on the side of Russia, read here.
• What Russians living in Ukraine say about the war, you can find out in our material.
• Which companies left Russia and how it hit the economy, read on link.
• Where citizens of Ukraine can receive special services in Poland - by link.
• The US State Department has warned citizens of Ukraine that the US Mission in Ukraine does not currently offer visa services. That's it services provided in Germany.
• Meanwhile, the killers tried to kill the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky at least three times since Russia invaded his country on February 24.
• In Russia, the situation with free media is becoming more and more difficult. Even relatives of Ukrainians from Russia do not believe in shelling of Ukraine.
• Russian diplomats announced persona non grata, left the US, and the Russian airlines stop international flights.
• Meanwhile at the International Court of Justice in The Hague began consideration of the claim of Ukraine to Russia. The subject of the lawsuit is allegations of genocide. The International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled that Russia must stop hostilities in Ukraine as interim measures pending consideration of Kyiv's complaint about Moscow's misinterpretation of the Genocide Convention as a pretext for aggression.
• Russia began active preparations for shutdown from the global internet.
• Thousands of Ukrainians leave the country: 11-year-old boy from Zaporozhye made it to the border with Slovakia and crossed it on foot.
• USA support Ukraine – government officials and ordinary Americans alike: 20 workers in West Coast ports refuse tohandle Russian cargo. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was awarded a medal Liberty Ronald Reagan.
• Tesla will continue to pay salaries to employees who decide to go to fight in Ukraine.
• In the meantime, the sanctions are taking effect: Russia is rapidly rising in price or disappearing from the sale of drugs and medical equipment manufactured by countries that have imposed sanctions on the Russian Federation because of the war in Ukraine. Down on the country iron curtain. The world is on the hunt on the assets of Russian oligarchs.
• Russia cannot establish a dialogue with the world - she threatens to leave from the Council of Europe and the OSCE.
• To further assist Ukraine in its fight against the aggressor, Congress approved an emergency military and humanitarian package. assistance in the amount of $13,6 billion. Biden, among other things, wants take away trade privileges from Russia in relations with America.
• The United States has banned deliveries to Russia dollar bills and restricted access to cryptocurrencies, and world educational organizations will no longer recognize diplomas issued by Russian universities.
• Intelligence sources claim that Vladimir Putin suffering from a brain disorder caused by dementia, Parkinson's disease or "steroid rage". He named Russians living in a large area in Miami and the French Riviera, traitors to their homeland.
• U.S. President Joe Biden says he considers Russian leader Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" for his attacks on Ukraine. This was the first time Biden publicly branded Putin with this phrase. He then called him a "bloody dictator" and a "pure thug".
• A US citizen was killed in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. His sister said that his brother was killed while he was standing in line for bread with other civilians.
• Countess Alexandra Tolstaya, former partner of the Russian oligarch - "Kremlin banker" Sergei Pugachev, spoke about Russian President Vladimir Putin and how he is with close people.
• According to intelligence, representatives of the Russian elite are considering the possibility of "poisoning, sudden illness, accident" to remove Putin and restore economic ties with the West.
• Trump believes that Biden took too weak a stance on Ukraine.
• Zelensky harshly criticized the leaders of NATO and European countries, they greeted his performance with a standing ovation.
• According to a list compiled by the Yale School of Management, more than 400 companies have announced their withdrawal from Russia since its invasion of Ukraine on February 24. However, for some brands, it's easier said than done.
• In the meantime, the war continues, the world is making predictions about the future developments. For example, the American philosopher, political scientist, political economist and writer Yoshihiro Francis Fukuyama spoke about what awaits Russia in the war against Ukraine. Mikhail Khodorkovsky spoke about the war, the chances for peace and the Stockholm syndrome of Russians.

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