The US will take in 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and donate $1 billion to help European countries cope with the influx of migrants from Ukraine fleeing the Russian invasion, The New York Times reports, citing a source familiar with the White House decision..

It is not yet clear how the US will accept refugees from Ukraine. Some of them may be accepted under the official US refugee program. Others may be granted visas or humanitarian protection, a form of entry often granted to people fleeing violence or war. New programs are also being developed with an emphasis on the admission of Ukrainians whose family members are in the United States..

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It is noted that in September last year, US President Joe Biden limited the allowable number of refugees from around the world to 125,000 for the fiscal year ending in September.. However, the administration has already circumvented the restriction by allowing tens of thousands of Afghan refugees to enter the US..

Earlier we reported that the European Commission plans to allocate 3.4 billion euros to EU countries for Ukrainian refugees. The money will be used to invest in housing, education, healthcare, employment and childcare..