"Since Russia's invasion in 2022, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has deported 105 Ukrainians in total, with 13 in the last quarter of 2024, according to the latest data available in ICE's publicly available tracker. The Trump administration originally wanted to send 80 people on the flight, according to Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's ambassador to the United States. That original list also included at least one person that Ukraine had previously been unable to claim as a citizen of the country."
"Immigration lawyers have raised concerns that those deported to Ukraine could be conscripted to fight in the war. All men in Ukraine from ages 25 to 60 are eligible to be drafted, though some women and younger people have also volunteered. While U.S. law permits deportations, including to countries that people are not originally from, domestic and international laws prohibit deportations to place where someone may face violence, persecution or torture."
The U.S. deported 50 people to Ukraine on a flight that landed near the Polish border, marking the largest single such deportation since Russia's invasion. Since 2022, ICE deported 105 Ukrainians in total, including 13 in the last quarter of 2024. The Trump administration originally sought to send 80 people on the flight; the original list included at least one person Ukraine had previously been unable to claim as a citizen. Immigration lawyers warned that deportees could face conscription, as Ukrainian men aged 25–60 are eligible for the draft. Domestic and international law bar deportations where individuals may face violence, persecution, or torture.
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