The US border fence in Tijuana, Mexico. All photos: Willy Lowry / The National
The US border fence in Tijuana, Mexico. All photos: Willy Lowry / The National
The entrance to Unidad Deportiva Benito Juarez, where hundreds of Ukrainian refugees are staying.
The entrance to Unidad Deportiva Benito Juarez, where hundreds of Ukrainian refugees are staying.
Georg Bondarenko with his uncle in Tijuana, having fled Ukraine.
Georg Bondarenko with his uncle in Tijuana, having fled Ukraine.
Ukrainians are sleeping beside luggage in Tijuana.
Ukrainians are sleeping beside luggage in Tijuana.
Children pick out toys from a donation box at the sports complex where Ukrainian refugees are staying in Tijuana.
Children pick out toys from a donation box at the sports complex where Ukrainian refugees are staying in Tijuana.
A young girl plays with a toy.
A young girl plays with a toy.
Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees are sleeping in the gymnasium in Tijuana.
Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees are sleeping in the gymnasium in Tijuana.
Victoria and her partner fled Kyiv for the US. Here they pose inside a refugee camp in Tijuana, Mexico.
Victoria and her partner fled Kyiv for the US. Here they pose inside a refugee camp in Tijuana, Mexico.
Sandra, a 21-year-old university student, waits to enter the US.
Sandra, a 21-year-old university student, waits to enter the US.
Karina Konotopets fled Chernihiv at the start of the war.
Karina Konotopets fled Chernihiv at the start of the war.
Ukrainians huddle around a makeshift charging station in Tijuana.
Ukrainians huddle around a makeshift charging station in Tijuana.
Anastasiya Polo is one of the lead volunteers helping to organise the makeshift refugee camp in Tijuana.
Anastasiya Polo is one of the lead volunteers helping to organise the makeshift refugee camp in Tijuana.
A woman carries a child on to a bus in Tijuana.
A woman carries a child on to a bus in Tijuana.
A bus carrying refugees is parked in front of the sports complex where Ukrainians are staying in Tijuana.
A bus carrying refugees is parked in front of the sports complex where Ukrainians are staying in Tijuana.
A young girl sits on a bus in Tijuana, waiting to enter the US.
A young girl sits on a bus in Tijuana, waiting to enter the US.
Ukrainian refugees walk up the pedestrian ramp to the PedWest point of entry into the United States.
Ukrainian refugees walk up the pedestrian ramp to the PedWest point of entry into the United States.
Ukrainian refugees wait to enter the US.
Ukrainian refugees wait to enter the US.
The San Ysidro Port of Entry from Tijuana.
The San Ysidro Port of Entry from Tijuana.
A man wearing a sombrero and draped in Ukrainian flag welcomes refugees on the US side of the border.
A man wearing a sombrero and draped in Ukrainian flag welcomes refugees on the US side of the border.
Victoria and her partner pose with a young child on the US side of the border.
Victoria and her partner pose with a young child on the US side of the border.
The controversial US border fence stretches for kilometres near Tijuana.
The controversial US border fence stretches for kilometres near Tijuana.
The US border fence stretches towards the Pacific Ocean.
The US border fence stretches towards the Pacific Ocean.

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President Biden unveils plan to welcome 100,000 Ukrainian refugees

The plan comes one month after the US government first pledged to take in refugees

Willy Lowry
Willy Lowry
New York

April 21, 2022

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Nearly a month after US President Joe Biden promised to take in up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees, his administration on Thursday detailed how it plans to accept the influx of people.

The move comes as more than five million Ukrainians have fled the devastating conflict to neighbouring countries in Europe, according to the UN.

A Ukrainian refugee clings to her child, unable to hold back the despair of upheaval as she arrives at the Romanian border. The number of Ukrainian refugees who have fled has exceeded the 5 million mark as the war enters its ninth week, UN data has indicated. AFP
A Ukrainian refugee clings to her child, unable to hold back the despair of upheaval as she arrives at the Romanian border. The number of Ukrainian refugees who have fled has exceeded the 5 million mark as the war enters its ninth week, UN data has indicated. AFP
Children who fled the war take a break at a railway station in Bucharest, Romania, a country which has taken in more than 757,000 Ukrainian refugees to date. AFP
Children who fled the war take a break at a railway station in Bucharest, Romania, a country which has taken in more than 757,000 Ukrainian refugees to date. AFP
A woman gives a wave after crossing the border from Ukraine into Medyka, Poland. Reuters
A woman gives a wave after crossing the border from Ukraine into Medyka, Poland. Reuters
An Ukrainian refugee woman sews in Strasbourg, France, as part of a job scheme for people who have fled the war with Russia. AFP
An Ukrainian refugee woman sews in Strasbourg, France, as part of a job scheme for people who have fled the war with Russia. AFP
A giant photograph of a young refugee is unveiled as part of an art installation by French contemporary artist JR to show solidarity with Ukraine, in Venice, Italy. Reuters
A giant photograph of a young refugee is unveiled as part of an art installation by French contemporary artist JR to show solidarity with Ukraine, in Venice, Italy. Reuters
Vladimir and Avigeja Radionow with Kseniia Temcheniuk, who fled war-torn Ukraine, prepare an Easter basket at a cultural centre in Halle, Germany. Getty Images
Vladimir and Avigeja Radionow with Kseniia Temcheniuk, who fled war-torn Ukraine, prepare an Easter basket at a cultural centre in Halle, Germany. Getty Images
Refugees at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, a country which has to date taken in more than 2,825,000 people from Ukraine. AP Photo
Refugees at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, a country which has to date taken in more than 2,825,000 people from Ukraine. AP Photo
Oleksii Yeromin hugs a Ukrainian refugee at the US-Mexico border. AFP
Oleksii Yeromin hugs a Ukrainian refugee at the US-Mexico border. AFP
A volunteer covers a refugee with a blanket as she queues at the border crossing in south-eastern Poland. AP Photo
A volunteer covers a refugee with a blanket as she queues at the border crossing in south-eastern Poland. AP Photo

The State Department will expand its capacity at embassies and consulates across Europe to help facilitate Ukrainian visa applications and the refugee resettlement process.

Starting on April 25, “Uniting for Ukraine” will provide Ukrainian citizens who were residents of the country as of February 11, 2022 a streamlined process to apply for humanitarian parole.

According to the White House, to be eligible Ukrainians must meet vaccination and public health requirements and undergo extensive security checks.

Under the plan, US citizens and organisations may apply through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to sponsor refugees.

“We are proud to deliver on President Biden’s commitment to welcome 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing Russian aggression to the United States,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas in a statement.

“DHS will continue to provide relief to the Ukrainian people, while supporting our European allies who have shouldered so much as the result of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine.”

Since the Russian invasion on February 24, thousands of Ukrainians have travelled to Mexico and crossed into the US on foot. The Biden administration has warned that from next week that will no longer be an option.

“Ukrainians who present at land US ports of entry without a valid visa or without pre-authorisation to travel to the United States through Uniting for Ukraine will be denied entry and referred to apply through this programme,” the administration said in a statement.

So many Ukrainians have fled to Mexico in the hope of crossing into the US that Mexican authorities have provided a sports complex in the northern city of Tijuana to refugees while they wait to enter the US.

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