Many of the 34,000 undocumented Ukrainians living in the United States will soon be eligible for Temporary Protected Status, allowing them to stay in the country legally for at least 18 months. Meanwhile, pro bono partners say undocumented refugees from African and Middle Eastern countries have been waiting years for the same status.
March 07, 2022 at 11:27 AM
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While American law firms and attorneys searched for ways to help Ukrainian refugees in the week since Russia invaded Ukraine, firms without Central European offices had been unable to provide direct pro bono assistance.
That changed on Thursday, when the Department of Homeland Security opened a pathway that will enable U.S.-based attorneys to aid Ukrainian refugees—but not those fleeing the Russian invasion.
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Displaced people rest at a makeshift shelter in Mlyny, near the Korczowa border crossing, in Poland, March 3, 2022. More than 1.5 million people have fled Ukraine following Russia’s invasion in the swiftest refugee exodus in this century, the United Nations said Monday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
