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Reuters
Reuters
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Ted Hesson

U.S. launches new program to bring in Ukrainians fleeing conflict

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainians who fled to Mexico amid Russia's invasion of their homeland, walk with their belongings to cross the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry of the U.S.-Mexico border, in Tijuana, Mexico April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes/File Photo

The Biden administration will allow Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion of their home country to come to the United States temporarily if they have American sponsors, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

A new fast-track "humanitarian parole" program starting next week will offer qualifying Ukrainians the ability to stay in the United States for up to two years, one official said on a call with reporters. Unlike the U.S. refugee resettlement program, it does not provide a path to citizenship.

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