US deports 50 Ukrainians, now being processed at border with Poland

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO, Oleksandr Shumilin — 18 November, 19:06

A Polish-Ukrainian border control checkpoint. Photo: Ukrainian Border Guard Service

Fifty Ukrainians deported from the United States are being processed at the Polish border by Ukraine's Border Guard Service.

Source: Colonel Andrii Demchenko, spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda

Quote: "Today, 50 citizens have been brought back from the United States of America via the Shehyni checkpoint on the border with Poland. They hold documents confirming their Ukrainian citizenship or documents for return.

Ukraine had earlier been notified by the United States, in line with international law, of plans to deport via the territory of the Republic of Poland a number of non-US citizens originating from Ukraine."

Details: Demchenko said that border guards are now processing the Ukrainian citizens.

Quote: "At the moment, we are also establishing the circumstances under which a decision on their forced removal was taken."

Background: It was reported earlier that the Trump administration is preparing to deport a significant number of Ukrainians with final removal orders to their war-torn homeland.

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