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The City: Ukrainian Refugees in NYC Watch Trump and Putin, Uncertain of Their Next Steps
The City: Ukrainian Refugees in NYC Watch Trump and Putin, Uncertain of Their Next Steps
- August 20, 2025
- 5:00 am
Immigration policy continues to undergo rapid change at the federal level. New rules from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have suspended refugee programs to new applicants and introduced new barriers to humanitarian parole renewal for Ukrainians already here in New York City and across the country. Work permits and education funding tied to parole have also been stalled:
The process for re-parole applications is getting more complex, according to Yulia Dolich, senior coordinating paralegal with the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG). "We see that USCIS has started sending request for evidence letters asking individuals to explain their own specific circumstances and provide evidence, instead of describing the war in Ukraine and general conditions in Ukraine as the reasons for re-parole," claimed Dolich.
Deborah Chen, supervising attorney for NYLAG, said: "I hear from clients every day, who are asking me: How am I going to pay for my rent? How am I gonna pay for my groceries?"
Read the full story in THE CITY, originally published on August 20, 2025.
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