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The White House “quietly” resumed the deportation of Russian citizens, which indicates a change in the position of the United States, which was adopted after the start of the special operation in Ukraine. A year ago, this procedure was stopped, but this week the US immigration police announced the continuation of deportation, including in the Russian Federation, informs Sunday, March 19, The Guardian.
“The Biden administration has quietly resumed deportations to Russia in a clear reversal of the position taken by […] a little over a year ago,” the newspaper writes.
According to the publication, a young Russian was recently deported, who came to the United States to avoid partial mobilization. However, he was sent back to Russia over the weekend. Lawyer Jennifer Scarborough clarified that the immigration service considered refusal of military service to be insufficient grounds for obtaining asylum. It was not possible to appeal the decision, as the authorities did not inform that this should be done within a week.
Scarborough, whose clients also include other Russians seeking asylum in the United States, admitted that she did not know when they decided to resume the deportation procedure and why they “did it so quietly.” Now she is trying to figure out the situation.
