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MYSTERIOUS: Uniting for ukraine - What They Never Told You

A Ukrainian family built a community in Cleveland. Now, they face deportation

After the US said seeking affordable medical care for their son would not impede their re-entry, Tamila Vashchuk and her 10-year-old were issued removal orders

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Trucking schools struggle as Trump administration strips immigrant licenses and demands English

New rules force trucking schools to cut staff and classes, and 7,000 training providers lose accreditation

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Immigrant trucker returns to war-torn Ukraine rather than risk ICE encounter: ‘I preferred going back home’

New federal restrictions threaten licenses for noncitizen truckers, including Ukrainians who fled Russia’s invasion

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Ukrainian refugees in US face precarious future after losing legal right to work

The Trump administration's decision to target temporary humanitarian immigration programs has left Ukrainian immigrants without the legal right to work

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A Compelling Defense of Immigration Parole Programs

My Cato Institute colleague David Bier presented it in testimony before a congressional committee.

Reason

Our Supreme Court Amicus Brief Opposing Termination of CHNV Immigration Parole, Which Would Subject Some 500,000 Legal Immigrants to the Risk of Deportation to Oppressive Regimes

The brief is on behalf of the Cato Institute and myself.

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Trump strips legal status for thousands of immigrants who entered U.S. legally with Biden-era app

Trump threatens ‘immediate’ removal for as many as 1 million immigrants who entered the country legally

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Ukrainians who fled war fear deportation under Trump: ‘I am young, I want to live’

After taking office Trump barred those already in the US from renewing their two-year work permits and deportation protections

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Trump threats to revoke status unsettle Ohio’s Ukrainians: ‘The stress is real’

Thousands of Ukrainians who call Cleveland home are in limbo as fate of temporary protected status remains murky

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Building on the Success of Uniting for Ukraine

A new CBS article details the successes of a program enabling Americans to sponsor Ukrainian migrants fleeing the Russian invasion to live and work in the US.

Reason

Overview of the Successes and Limitations of Private Migrant Sponsorship Programs

Reason immigration writer Fiona Harrigan surveys the growth of private migrant sponsorship programs. They have had impressive successes, but still suffer from unfortunte limitations.

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The Future of Immigration Is Privatization

New immigration pathways are letting private citizens welcome refugees and other migrants—and getting the government out of the way.

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Biden Administration Lets Migrants Who Entered Under Uniting for Ukraine Apply to Stay in the US For Another Two Years

It's a step in the right direction. But a better solution would be for Congress to allow them to stay permanently.

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Immigrants are coming to North Dakota for jobs. Not everyone is glad to see them

The immigrant population is growing fast in states far from the southern border. Employers in North Dakota say the economy needs more workers, but there's still deep ambivalence about immigration.

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My New "The Hill" Article on Dubious Lawsuit Challenging Immigration Parole Program for Migrants Fleeing Socialism, Oppression, and Violence in Four Latin American Nations

The case was filed by 20 red states seeking to dismantle the CNVH program extending the successful Uniting for Ukraine policy to migrants fleeing Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti.

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Ukrainians move to North Dakota for oil field jobs to help families facing war back home

North Dakota's oil industry is turning to Ukrainians to fill jobs amid a workforce shortage

Reason

Amicus Brief Defending Legality of Immigration Parole Program for Migrants Fleeing Socialism, Oppression, and Violence in Four Latin American Nations

The program extends the successful Uniting for Ukraine policy to migrants fleeing Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti.

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C-SPAN Video of Cato Institute Event on the Private Sponsorship Revolution in Immigration Policy

Participants included Prof. Adam Cox (NYU), David Bier (Cato), Kit Taintor (Welcome.US), and myself.

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Bipartisan Ukrainian Adjustment Act Introduced in Congress

The bill would grant permanent residency rights to many thousands of Ukrainians who have entered the US since 2014. But its exact scope is unclear.

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Upcoming Cato Institute Event on the Private Sponsorship Revolution in Immigration Policy

Participants include Prof. Adam Cox (NYU), David Bier (Cato), Kit Taintor (Welcome.US), and myself.

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More Evidence that Biden's Private Sponsorship Migrant Parole Policy Reduced Illegal Migration by Making the Legal Kind Easier

A new study by the conservative Manhattan Institute concludes that the expansion of private sponsorship parole to migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela has reduced illegal migration across the southern border by about 98,000 per month.

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Biden Administration Plans to Extend Residency and Work Permits for Afghans Who Came to US Under Parole Status

The policy will protect thousands of Afghan refugees against imminent prospect of deportation. Same should be done for Ukrainians and others admitted to US using the parole power. But a permanent solution to this problem requires Congress to pass an adjustment act.

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Non-Paywalled Version of My Boston Globe Article Making the Case for Legislation Granting Permanent Residency Rights to Ukrainian Migrants and Others Admitted by Using the President's Parole Power

It has been reprinted (with permission) by the Cato Institute.

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Ukrainians in US anxious about protections as war rages on

WASHINGTON — Borys Gudziak, archbishop of Philadelphia for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said Ukrainian members of his congregation who fled to the U.S. after Russia’s invasion have started to worry about their fate once their temporary immigration protections expire.

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My New Boston Globe Article on the Urgent Need to Pass Legislation Granting Permanent Residency Rights to Ukrainian Migrants and Others Admitted by Using the President's Parole Power

This can easily be accomplished by Congess enacting an adjustment act.

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