* The US has only accepted seven refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, a drop in the bucket of the 3.1 million who have now fled the war to European countries
* Ukrainian refugees fleeing bombing and persecution are being held in ICE detention centers in the US because of Covid-19 rules banning asylum seekers
* President Biden previously said refugees from the war-torn country would be welcomes 'with open arms'
* Title 42 allows for the expulsion of migrants at the southern border due to an ongoing health emergency
* The policy was put in place by Donald Trump at the start of the pandemic and has been implemented and defended in court by the Biden administration
* More and more Ukrainian refugees are arriving at the US southern border after Russia invaded IN February
* Increased calls for Title 42 to end as COVID-related restrictions ease in the US
The US has only accepted seven Ukrainian refugees since the war began, despite President Joe Biden saying he would welcome those fleeing Russia 's aggression 'with open arms'.
At least five Ukrainian refugees fleeing to the U.S. have been detained in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) centers, with one person moved to a detention center in Louisiana, according to Newsweek.
State Department data obtained by Reuters reveals the low number of accepted refugees in the U.S. while other western countries have taken in thousands – and even millions of such asylum-seekers.
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Update: Exclusive: ICE Detains Ukrainians Seeking U.S. Asylum Amid Refugee Crisis (Newsweek)
WNU Editor: I had no problem in making arrangements so that one of my cousins and his family can stay at my parents home outside of Moscow in the second week of the war. But I cannot get another cousin to travel to Miami to be with her son and daughter because of immigration restrictions.
Just ponder that. Russia is more accommodating to Ukrainian refugees than the U.S..
In the meantime thousands are crossing the US border daily to enter the U.S..
Am I the only one who thinks the U.S. is screwed up?
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