- The number of Ukrainian refugees in the US has surpassed Joe Biden’s pledge of 100,000 in just five months.
- This number is a fraction of the more than 6 million Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion.
- “There seems to be an assumption that Ukrainians will want to return home,” said one supporter. “…What would the house look like?”
About 150,000 Ukrainians have entered the US since March, and many newcomers are relying on their new communities to survive as they struggle to get through. pain of war.
“Like all refugees, they starting from zero,” said Kris O’Mara Vignarajah, President and CEO of Luther’s Refugee and Immigration Services, based in Baltimore. “They lost their homes, left their loved ones behind, saw images of civilians being executed. All of that takes a huge mental toll.”