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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katie Hawkinson

Trump administration wanted to deport migrants to Ukraine despite ongoing war, report claims

President Donald Trump’s administration has asked the Ukrainian government to take in an unspecified number of people who are being deported from the U.S. but aren’t Ukrainian citizens, a new report claims.

Trump’s team asked Ukraine to take in the group in late January, despite the country not having a functional airport due to ongoing air strikes from Russia, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post. It’s unclear how exactly Ukrainian officials responded, but Ukraine has not accepted any third-party nationals from the U.S.

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