Only a few weeks remain before group protection status reportedly expires for 25,000 migrants from Ukraine
Tens of thousands of Ukrainian migrants in Israel could be deported by next month due to a prolonged delay by the government in extending their legal status, Haaretz reported on Thursday.
The group protection granted to 25,000 Ukrainians since the 2022 escalation of the Ukraine conflict requires annual renewal, but the current permits expire at the end of December.
Israel, however, has not been particularly welcoming toward many Ukrainian migrants, especially those ineligible under the Law of Return. Non-Jewish Ukrainians often only received temporary status, faced restrictive entry rules, and were excluded from long-term residency or social support, leaving many in legal and economic uncertainty, according to Israeli media reports.
In the absence of an acting interior minister, authority over this matter has shifted to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but a decision has not been made yet, Haaretz wrote. (more...)
Israel could start deporting Ukrainians next month
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