The United States National Security Department (DHS) notified some Ukrainian refugees who had to leave the country immediately, after which it retracted qualifying the messages of “alarming error,” he said CBS News.
The Ukrainian refugees who entered the United States in the midst of the war unleashed in their country by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, more than three years ago received threatening emails dated April 3 in which it was claimed that their legal protections were being completed, as reported by the .
“The DHS is exercising its discretion to terminate its probation,” said the notice, and added: “Unless it expires before, its probation will end 7 days after the date of this notice.”
The message contained severe warnings for those who did not comply with the regulations. “Do not try to remain in the United States, the federal government will find them,” he said. The DHS recognized the error after CBS News He will ask for these notices.
The agency then sent electronic retraction emails last Friday, ensuring the recipients that the first email was an “error.” “No measure will be taken with respect to its probation,” he said.
In early 2025, the estimated number of Ukrainian refugees in the United States was approximately 240,000, including those who entered through humanitarian probation and temporary protection status (TPS).