Trump to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians as US steps up deportations

The planned rollback of protections for Ukrainians was underway before Trump publicly feuded with Zelenskyy last week

People during a demonstration outside the US embassy in London in support of Ukraine. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

US president Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.

The move, expected as soon as April, would be a stunning reversal of the welcome Ukrainians received under President Joe Biden's administration.