Trump eyes foreign aid funds to remove migrants including Ukrainians who came to the U.S. from war zones: report
Source: The Independent
Tuesday 20 May 2025 17:23 BST
The Trump administration is considering using foreign aid funds to remove migrants — including Ukrainians — who came to the U.S. fleeing violence and returning them to active war zones, according to a report.
Hundreds of thousands of migrants, including those from Ukraine and Haiti, are being considered in the plans that would see the administration spend up to $250 million earmarked for foreign assistance, according to The Washington Post.
In draft documents obtained by the newspaper, Afghans, Palestinians, Libyans, Sudanese, Syrians and Yemenis could also be targeted in the administration’s voluntary deportation program. Afghans are likely to be the first group targeted with the voluntary packages, despite the risk they face at home from the Taliban, according to the Post.
Haitians were first given temporary protected status in 2010 after a devastating earthquake, which in turn triggered more than a decade of instability across the country.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-immigration-deportation-foreign-aid-war-zones-ukraine-haiti-b2754597.html
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