US detains over 5,000 Ukrainians

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US detains over 5,000 Ukrainians

19 Apr, 2022



Border patrol service detained nearly five times more Ukrainians in March compared to February

Some 5,071 Ukrainians were detained at US borders in March, figures released by the US Customs and Border Protection on Monday show.  The spike comes amid the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with botched illegal entry attempts growing fivefold compared to the February figures, when just over 1,100 Ukrainians were taken into custody at the border. A vast majority of those were caught by the US border guard at the southwestern frontier. The new came amid an overall spike in detentions at US sea and air borders...The vast majority of the people seeking to get into the US – some 220,000 – were apprehended at the Mexican frontier.  Many of the detained Ukrainians were ultimately released into US territory after being granted a humanitarian parole, the Washington Post reported. On Monday, the US administration extended temporary protected status for Ukrainians for another 18 months. Earlier, US President Joe Biden pledged to take in 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing the fighting in their homeland....

https://www.rt.com/news/554163-us-ukrainian-migrants-detained