US Requests Ukraine to Accept Third-Country Deportees Amid Ongoing War

The Trump administration requested that Ukraine accept an unspecified number of deportees from the U.S. who are not Ukrainian citizens, even as Ukraine faced ongoing war and lacked operational airports due to Russian airstrikes. Documents reviewed by The Washington Post show the proposal was relayed by a senior U.S. diplomat in late January, but there is no evidence that Ukrainian officials seriously considered or accepted the request. Two Ukrainian officials stated the matter never reached the highest levels of their government, and Ukraine has not taken in any third-country nationals from the U.S. The Trump administration has made similar requests to other countries, often offering incentives or leveraging diplomatic relations, and some Latin American nations have agreed to such deals. These efforts were part of a broader, aggressive push to expand deportations and reshape U.S. immigration policy through unconventional means.