The DHS spokesperson explained that the email in which the Ukrainians were informed that they had 7 days to leave the country was sent by mistake. As he added, the program implemented after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was not completed. It is unclear how many people received this message.
"If you do not leave the United States immediately, you will be subject to possible law enforcement action that will lead to your expulsion from the United States. DHS ends your parole. Don't effort to stay in the United States," he stated on Thursday's email.
“This is simply a very scary email”
Reuters cites an anonymous Ukrainian female who “could not breathe usually and control crying” after receiving this message. As she pointed out, she renewed her immigration position last August and was told to be valid for another 2 years.
"This is simply a very scary e-mail. All the families we care for are in complete panic," said Angela Boelens, IA good president, a nonprofit organization in Iowa that sponsored dozens of Ukrainians.
Reuters reported in March that the Donald Trump administration plans to revoke the temporary legal position of about 240,000 Ukrainians who fled to the US before Russia's armed aggression.
